Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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176 Newbury St

176 Newbury St, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Office

7,788 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

1,000 SF
Year Built

1899
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Flat 9 At Whittier

1180 Tremont Street, South End Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Retail

7,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

5,124 SF
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Plug & Play Sublease Up to 33,901 SF Available at 160 Federal Street

160 Federal Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

33,901 SF
Year Built

1929
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185 Devonshire -Office Space For Sale or Lease- 1,055SF

185 Devonshire, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

86,136 SF
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.
- Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Boston commercial real estate market incorporates 38,149,470 square feet of office space across 232 buildings.
  
  Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis. In Boston, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 2,040 square feet.
- Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Boston commercial real estate market includes 5,317,786 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
- Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Boston market, there is a total of 1,564,086 square feet of industrial property.
The listing inventory in Boston incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Boston is represented by Office space, which accounts for 7,723,851 square feet of available listings. Retail space available in Boston adds up to 537,164 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Boston are in the Retail category.
The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.
The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Boston is $43.11 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Boston can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset.
Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Boston, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Boston is in the Downtown - Financial District neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown - Financial District area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Allston - Brighton submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in East Boston.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.
Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!
The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $61 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Boston was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $117,196,900 that is located at 670 Albany Street.
The average size of a commercial property in Boston depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:
- In Boston, the average size of an office property is 189,799 square feet.
- Retail properties here incorporate an average of 65,652 square feet.
- Industrial space in Boston is in buildings that are, on average 92,006 square feet in size.

Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Boston currently add up to 1,359,649,384 square feet. The market offers 231 active office listing(s), which amount to 7,835,887 square feet and account for 66% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 542,424 square feet across 89 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Boston amount to 601,979 square feet across a total of 21 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	231	7,835,887
Retail	89	542,424
Industrial	21	601,979
Other	6	1,350,669,094

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Boston, MA. Currently, there is 277,833 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 4 office building(s) for sale , 8 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 1 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	4	104,339
Retail	8	106,006
Industrial	1	2,560
Other	11	64,928

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Boston has a robust and diverse economy, aided by its role as an important medical, biotech and financial hub in the region, as well as its position as a major East Coast seaport and one of the largest industrial and fishing ports in the world.

A global pioneer in life sciences research, Boston benefits from an impressive talent pool, thanks to its proximity to major colleges and research facilities. Besides providing a welcoming place for more than 5,000 startups, the city also hosts an assortment of high-profile sportswear and athletics manufacturers — including New Balance, Converse, Puma and Reebok — which drive demand for commercial real estate properties in Boston.

Public transit in Boston is handled by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which operates an underground rapid transit system, buses and commuter rail networks, as well as water shuttles. The city also has four Amtrak-serviced, inter-city rail stations, as well as access to Logan International Airport and several general aviation airports, including Beverly Municipal Airport, Hanscom Field and Norwood Memorial Airport.

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Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

176 Newbury St

Flat 9 At Whittier

Plug & Play Sublease Up to 33,901 SF Available at 160 Federal Street

185 Devonshire -Office Space For Sale or Lease- 1,055SF

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Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

176 Newbury St

Flat 9 At Whittier

Plug & Play Sublease Up to 33,901 SF Available at 160 Federal Street

185 Devonshire -Office Space For Sale or Lease- 1,055SF

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