Alexandria, VA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 163 listings of Alexandria commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

Sublease Opportunity in Alexandria, VA!

1900 Duke St, Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

11,574 SF
Year Built

2000
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Hilltop Village Center

Telegraph Rd. & Beulah St., Kingstowne, Alexandria, WV
Property

Retail

250,811 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,104 SF
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Canal Center Plaza

11, 44, 66, 99 Canal Center Plaza, Old Town North Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
Property

Office

536,820 SF
Availability

23 Spaces

129,852 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$35.00 - $45.00/SF/YR
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3811 Mt. Vernon Avenue

3811 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Hume Springs, Alexandria, VA
Property

Retail

53,598 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,046 SF
Year Built

1946
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Stevenson Avenue Building

6000 Stevenson Ave, Landmark - Van Dorn, Alexandria, VA
Property

Office

21,056 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,471 SF
Year Built

1966
For Lease

$2,722.00 - $4,200.00/MO
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1731 King Street

1731 King Street, Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA
Property

Office

16,955 SF
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400 Courthouse Sq

400 Courthouse Sq, Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA
Property

Retail

4,491 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

4,491 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease

$42.00 - $49.00/SF/YR
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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 Alexandria commercial real estate market incorporates 8,075,919 square feet of office space across 82 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 Alexandria, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 3,140 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 Alexandria commercial real estate market includes 1,225,656 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 Alexandria market, there is a total of 1,165,849 square feet of industrial property.
The listing inventory in Alexandria 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 Alexandria is represented by Office space, which accounts for 3,342,519 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Alexandria adds up to 206,213 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Alexandria are in the Office 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 Alexandria is $31.83 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 Alexandria 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 Alexandria, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Alexandria is in the Eisenhower East neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Eisenhower East area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Eisenhower East submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Landmark - Van Dorn.

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 $39 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Alexandria was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $29,500,000 that is located at 510 King Street.
The average size of a commercial property in Alexandria 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 Alexandria, the average size of an office property is 103,538 square feet.
- Retail properties here incorporate an average of 64,509 square feet.
- Industrial space in Alexandria is in buildings that are, on average 83,275 square feet in size.

Alexandria, VA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Alexandria currently add up to 3,965,330 square feet. The market offers 72 active office listing(s), which amount to 3,342,519 square feet and account for 62% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 144,355 square feet across 22 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Alexandria amount to 206,213 square feet across a total of 14 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	72	3,342,519
Retail	22	144,355
Industrial	14	206,213
Other	8	272,243

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 Alexandria, VA. Currently, there is 593,140 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 8 office building(s) for sale , 2 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 1 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	8	266,184
Retail	2	11,703
Industrial	1	17,714
Other	4	297,539

Alexandria, VA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Situated just south of Washington, D.C., Alexandria’s economy is powered by civil service, military, management, administrative, legal, and computer and science-related occupations. The city is also home to a plethora of charities, non-profits and trade associations — including organizations such as Global Impact, Volunteers of America and the Salvation Army — which drive the demand for commercial real estate space.

Companies and startups in Alexandria can also draw from a sizeable talent pool. The city hosts campuses or branches of the Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, Virginia Commonwealth College and The George Washington University. Serviced by several fleets of buses, railways and even water taxis, Alexandria also offers easy access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in neighboring Arlington County and Washington Dulles International Airport.

Alexandria Commercial Real Estate Overview

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Alexandria, VA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Sublease Opportunity in Alexandria, VA!

Hilltop Village Center

Canal Center Plaza

3811 Mt. Vernon Avenue

Stevenson Avenue Building

1731 King Street

400 Courthouse Sq

Frequently Asked Questions

Alexandria, VA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

Alexandria, VA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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