Carlsbad, CA Office Spaces for Rent
Find your best Carlsbad, CA office space among 300 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $36.01 per square foot.
Asking prices vary based on the property location, rating, amenities such as proximity to restaurants, cafes, and entertainment venues, as well as convenience of access to public transport, airports, and thoroughfares.
The average rent for office space in Carlsbad is $36.01 per square foot. The minimum rental rate for office space in Carlsbad is $20.4 per square foot.
For more details on Carlsbad office space rent and sales prices, as well as overall market quality and new construction data, see Carlsbad Office Market Trends.
Most experts recommend an average of between 75 and 150 square feet of office space per person. However, it is important to keep in mind that how much office space you ultimately need depends on your activity and how you need to use the space, as much as it does on how many people it should accommodate. If you already know what size office would best suit your needs, use the available space size filter at the top of the search page to focus your search on the best fit for you.
However, there is a variety of differently sized opportunities below that maximum. For your consideration, the median size of an office space for lease in Carlsbad is 2,846 square feet, and the average office space size here is 5,902 square feet.
You can find 300 office listing(s) for lease in Carlsbad, which add up to a total of 1,581,384 square feet. Availability on the market includes a variety of office use types, such as General Office, Creative Office, Flex - Office, R&D - Office, Medical Office.
The most common office use type currently available for lease in Carlsbad is General Office, which is offered in 185 or 61.67% of listings. The second-most frequent office use type listed here is Creative Office, which account for 30 or 10.00% of office space currently available. On the other end of the spectrum, the office use type least common among local listings is Warehouse/Distribution, which is available in 1 listing(s).
You can search 6 office sublease listing(s) in Carlsbad, which amount to a total of 193,462 square feet. Sublease opportunities on the market include General Office, Creative Office, Flex - Office. The Carlsbad neighborhood or submarket with the most sublease listings available is Industrial Corridor - City Centre.
The best choice of neighborhood for your office space will greatly depend on the elements that are most relevant to your business and your employees. However, a good criterion to start with is to look at the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of office properties, as these areas are generally well connected to transit options and have a good degree of amenity availability.
In Carlsbad, the greatest concentration of office space for lease opportunities is in Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad Ranch, Poinsettia.
Each individual’s commuting experience will of course be different depending on a number of factors. Check the location description details for the office listings that catch your eye, to get an overview of walkability, access to public transport, the quality of infrastructure dedicated to biking commuters, as well as the proximity to parking facilities, fuel stations, and other essential amenities.
The Carlsbad office market incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. Roughly 46.67% of total office space listings in the city are in properties rated Class A. You will find the highest concentration of Class A office space in the Industrial Corridor - City Centre neighborhood of Carlsbad. Class B office space accounts for 45.67% of spaces listed on the leasing market. The neighborhood with the most Class B office space is Industrial Corridor - City Centre. Class C office space makes up 5% of office space available in Carlsbad.
Buildings completed in and since the year 2000 account for 39.77% of office properties in the city and incorporate a total of 2,220,257 square feet. About 1.14% of office space in Carlsbad is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.
There are, of course, a lot of things to factor in when you are looking for office space. Aspects including the accessibility of the location, the quality of the facility, the size of the space, the convenience of nearby amenities, the type and duration of the lease, and of course the cost are all part of the search and decision process. For a quick checklist of what you should take into account when researching the market, consider these seven tips for choosing the best office location for your business. Alternatively, for a comprehensive take on everything to consider when looking for office space, see our in-depth guide to finding office space for small or growing companies. The guide also includes insights from seasoned professionals and can serve as a helpful resource for growing companies, no matter their current size.
Are you looking to lease office space in the vicinity of your current location or in a particular neighborhood of Carlsbad? Using the interactive map, you can easily navigate to your preferred location and customize your search area around a specific point of interest. Select “Radius” from the Search Mode options menu, click on the map to set your search reference point, and expand the radius to select your desired search area. Browse available listings to find the best office space that meets your location, as well as other business needs.
There are a number of factors that make a city attractive for businesses to relocate or expand, as well as for investors to enhance their portfolios through local acquisitions. Among the most important factors to consider are the size and quality of the local office market, which is an essential component of the local economy.
| Building Size Range | Total Square Feet | Share of Total Office |
|---|---|---|
| 50k to 100k Sq. Ft. | 3,975,024 Sq. Ft. | 48.18% |
| 100k to 500k Sq. Ft. | 3,033,869 Sq. Ft. | 36.77% |
| Class | Total Square Feet | Share of Total Office |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | 3,159,009 Sq. Ft. | 38.29% |
| Class B | 4,955,409 Sq. Ft. | 60.06% |
| Class C | 136,318 Sq. Ft. | 1.65% |
Located 35 miles south of downtown Los Angeles — and part of the San Diego-Carlsbad metropolitan statistical area — Carlsbad is among the top 20 most prosperous communities in the U.S. In fact, the city has been dubbed “Titanium Valley” due to the presence of golf manufacturing companies such as Callaway Golf, Cobra Golf, Titleist and Odyssey Golf.
Demand for office space in Carlsbad is also fueled by companies such as ViaSat, Toyota, Nortek Security Control and Arkeia Software. Currently, there are 100 projects — totaling roughly 8 million square feet of office space — under construction in the city. In 2019, the 83,000-square-foot Element building was the largest office sale in Carlsbad, closing at $23.1 million.
Carlsbad is also one of the nation’s most important startup and innovation hubs and, according to Google, has one of the most active online business communities in California. The local economy here focuses on information technology, clean technology, robotics, video game development, medical devices, wireless technology and tourism.
The expansion project will bring Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ life sciences and office campus in Carlsbad to a total of more than 400,000 square feet across four buildings.
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