Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA Office Spaces for Rent
Find your best Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA office space among 264 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $48.72 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 Santa Clara is $48.72 per square foot. The minimum rental rate for office space in Santa Clara is $34.2 per square foot. Among listings of office space currently available for lease in Santa Clara, the maximum rental rate is $51 per square foot.
For more details on Santa Clara office space rent and sales prices, as well as overall market quality and new construction data, see Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara is 6,712 square feet, and the average office space size here is 42,114 square feet.
You can find 264 office listing(s) for lease in Santa Clara, which add up to a total of 11,118,925 square feet. Availability on the market includes a variety of office use types, such as General Office, R&D - Office, Creative Office, Flex - Office, R&D - Industrial.
The most common office use type currently available for lease in Santa Clara is General Office, which is offered in 195 or 73.86% of listings. The second-most frequent office use type listed here is R&D - Office, which account for 31 or 11.74% of office space currently available.
You can search 24 office sublease listing(s) in Santa Clara, which amount to a total of 1,565,458 square feet. Sublease opportunities on the market include General Office, R&D - Office, R&D - Industrial.
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.
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 Santa Clara office market incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. Roughly 44.32% of total office space listings in the city are in properties rated Class A. Class B office space accounts for 46.21% of spaces listed on the leasing market. Class C office space makes up 1.89% of office space available in Santa Clara.
Buildings completed in and since the year 2000 account for 24.51% of office properties in the city and incorporate a total of 8,853,737 square feet. About 0.98% of office space in Santa Clara is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.
Out of the office space listings currently available in Santa Clara, you can find 77 LEED-certified or LEED-proposed option(s). A total of 15 building(s) here earned a LEED-certification — certification levelPlatinum (1), Gold (10), Silver (4). The local market includes 3 LEED-proposed office building(s) awaiting certification in Santa Clara.
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 Santa Clara? 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. | 3,882,788 Sq. Ft. | 13.23% |
| 100k to 500k Sq. Ft. | 19,063,084 Sq. Ft. | 64.95% |
| 500k to 1M Sq. Ft. | 4,882,579 Sq. Ft. | 16.64% |
| Class | Total Square Feet | Share of Total Office |
|---|---|---|
| Class A+ | 754,800 Sq. Ft. | 2.57% |
| Class A | 12,710,759 Sq. Ft. | 43.31% |
| Class B | 15,469,819 Sq. Ft. | 52.71% |
| Class C | 307,619 Sq. Ft. | 1.05% |
Santa Clara, Calif., lies at the very heart of Silicon Valley, the global center of high technology development. The city is part of Santa Clara County and is the ninth-most populous city in the Bay Area with an estimated population of around 130,000.
The city benefits from a large concentration of high-tech companies, including Intel, Ericsson, Oracle, Nvidia, Hewlett-Packard, Applied Materials and others. Moreover, Santa Clara is known as a startup-friendly city, as it’s home to approximately 12,000 businesses.
As a city focusing on creativity and ingenuity, Santa Clara office spaces are in high demand with innovative companies. Some of the hottest areas for high-end offices are the city’s downtown core and its northern edge, which is within proximity of Highway 101.
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