San Rafael, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 74 listings of San Rafael commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

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Creekside Center

7 Mount Lassen Drive, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

28,530 SF
Availability

20 Spaces

11,815 SF
Year Built

1979
For Lease

$2.60/SF/MO
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Rafael Town Center

999 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

41,793 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

8,569 SF
Year Built

2001
For Lease

$43.20/SF/YR
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4040 Civic Center Drive

4040 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

130,237 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

52,562 SF
Year Built

1978
For Lease

$3.75/SF/MO
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DaVita Dialysis

1415 3rd Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office
Availability Contact for availability

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Marin Commons

1600 Los Gamos, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

315,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

44,420 SF
Year Built

1973
For Lease

$35.40/SF/YR
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Franciso Business Center

625 Du Bois Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Industrial

47,368 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

7,977 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease

$1.75/SF/MO
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High Profile Retail

1447 4th Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

4,877 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,707 SF
For Lease

$2.00/SF/MO
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15 Dodie Street

15 Dodie Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

26,720 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

16,170 SF
Year Built

1975
For Lease

$1.75/SF/MO
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3160 Kerner Blvd

3160 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael, CA
Property

Industrial

31,859 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

31,859 SF
Year Built

1977
For Lease

$1.50/SF/MO
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Regency Center I

100 Smith Ranch Rd., San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

104,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,201 SF
Year Built

1988
For Lease

$39.00 - $41.40/SF/YR
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901 4th St

901 4th St, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

11,596 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,187 SF
Year Built

1907
For Lease

$2.77/SF/MO
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Marin Executive Center

4000 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

142,341 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

58,955 SF
Year Built

1985
For Lease

$45.00 - $51.00/SF/YR
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Rafael Town Center

1010 Court Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

140,699 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,275 SF
Year Built

2002
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2591-2597 Kerner Boulevard

2591 Kerner Boulevard, San Rafael, CA
Property

Industrial

28,689 SF
Year Built

1986
For Sale

$8,000,000
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Rafael Town Center

992-998 4th Street, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

14,168 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

7,607 SF
Year Built

2001
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1 Thorndale Dr

1 Thorndale Dr, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

78,843 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

7,770 SF
Year Built

1970
For Lease

$39.00/SF/YR
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Regency Center II

200 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

124,196 SF
Availability

1 Space

20,171 SF
Year Built

1997
For Lease

$2.33/SF/MO
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Harbor Center

555 Francisco Blvd East, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

30,280 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,362 SF
Year Built

1955
For Lease

$2.50/SF/MO
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950 Northgate Dr

950 Northgate Dr , San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

28,200 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

4,597 SF
Year Built

1972
For Lease

$2.25/SF/MO
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111 McInnis Pkwy

111 McInnis Pkwy, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

118,103 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

118,103 SF
Year Built

1994
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1566-1570-1574 4th St and 100 F St

1566-1570-1574 4th St and 100 F St , San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

6,685 SF
Year Built

1916
For Sale

$2,550,000
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120 Gary Place

120 Gary Place, San Rafael, CA
Property

Industrial

4,829 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,829 SF
Year Built

1935
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
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Civic Center Plaza

3900 & 3950 Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

96,000 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

57,469 SF
Year Built

1989
For Lease

$42.00/SF/YR
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1000 Fifth Ave, 2nd Floor

1000 Fifth Ave, 2nd Floor, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

10,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

680 SF
For Lease

$700.00 - $810.00/MO
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Northgate Professional Center

899 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA
Property

Office

55,137 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

28,532 SF
Year Built

1985
For Lease

$3.50/SF/MO
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405 N San Pedro Rd

405 N San Pedro Rd, Santa Venetia, San Rafael, CA
Property

Retail

6,271 SF
Year Built

1937
For Sale

$2,050,000
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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 San Rafael commercial real estate market incorporates 2,094,172 square feet of office space across 42 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.
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 San Rafael commercial real estate market includes 227,870 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 San Rafael market, there is a total of 217,326 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in San Rafael 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 San Rafael is represented by Office space, which accounts for 698,514 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in San Rafael adds up to 92,733 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in San Rafael 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 San Rafael is $30.38 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 San Rafael 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. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $42.56 per square foot, industrial space in San Rafael saw average rents of $19.1 per square foot.

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 San Rafael, depending on the property type you are interested in.

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 $42 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in San Rafael was Office space.

The average size of a commercial property in San Rafael 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 San Rafael, the average size of an office property is 49,862 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 14,242 square feet.
Industrial space in San Rafael is in buildings that are, on average 16,718 square feet in size.

San Rafael, CA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in San Rafael currently add up to 851,318 square feet. The market offers 40 active office listing(s), which amount to 698,514 square feet and account for 64% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 60,071 square feet across 10 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in San Rafael amount to 92,733 square feet across a total of 12 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	40	698,514
Retail	10	60,071
Industrial	12	92,733

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 San Rafael, CA. Currently, there is 145,693 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 4 office building(s) for sale , 7 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 2 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	4	15,400
Retail	7	82,823
Industrial	2	32,189
Other	2	15,281

San Rafael, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Creekside Center

Rafael Town Center

4040 Civic Center Drive

DaVita Dialysis

Marin Commons

Franciso Business Center

High Profile Retail

15 Dodie Street

3160 Kerner Blvd

Regency Center I

901 4th St

Marin Executive Center

Rafael Town Center

2591-2597 Kerner Boulevard

Rafael Town Center

1 Thorndale Dr

Regency Center II

Harbor Center

950 Northgate Dr

111 McInnis Pkwy

1566-1570-1574 4th St and 100 F St

120 Gary Place

Civic Center Plaza

1000 Fifth Ave, 2nd Floor

Northgate Professional Center

405 N San Pedro Rd

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