Lake Charles, LA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 31 listings of Lake Charles commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

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25+ acres on Contraband Parkway

TBD Contraband Parkway, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$8,500,000
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Lot 6 of the Barbe Lakefront Partition

1200 Block, Shell Beach Dr, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$585,000
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22' - Dock-High - Sprinklered - 100% HVAC

3625 LA-14, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Industrial

80,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

10,025 SF
For Lease

$4.75/SF/YR
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Highly Visible Retail Space in Moss Bluff Shopping Center

181 US-171, Moss Bluff, LA
Property

Retail

20,769 SF
Availability

1 Space

20,769 SF
For Lease

$9.75/SF/YR
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2.77 acres on Contraband Parkway

TBD Contraband Parkway, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$1,250,000
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5111 Common St

5111 Common St, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Other

1,200 SF
Year Built

2019
For Sale

$24
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HR Crossing

5675 Nelson Road, Prien, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Retail

89,709 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

34,625 SF
Year Built

2020
For Lease

$25.00 - $32.00/SF/YR
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Prime Office and Warehouse Spaces off Gerstner Memorial Blvd

2700 McNeese Farm Rd, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Industrial

8,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

16,000 SF
For Lease

$7.20 - $10.00/SF/YR
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Highly Visible Retail Space in Moss Bluff Shopping Center

181 US-171, Moss Bluff, LA
Property

Retail

20,769 SF
For Sale

$1,495,000
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1.85 Acre Hard Corner on Lake Street & W Sallier

NW Corner of Lake St and West Sallier, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$625,000
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2.1 Acres at the intersection of Lake Street and W. Prien Lake Road

821 W Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$2,150,000
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1700 E Prien Lake Rd, STE 4

1700 E Prien Lake Rd, STE 4, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Office

17,330 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,133 SF
For Lease

$19.00/SF/YR
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5 Acres fronting L'auberge Blvd

TBD L'Auberge Blvd, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$3,500,000
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4.35 Acre Tract in Downtown Lake Charles

Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$3,900,000
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3816 Common St

3816 Common St, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Office

8,125 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,200 SF
Year Built

2014
For Lease

$3,200.00/MO
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3.85 Acres on Contraband Parkway at Traffic Circle

TBD Contraband Parkway, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$1,675,000
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18 Acres on W Prien road with I-210 Exposure

2300 W Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$7,317,818
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1.23 acres on W. Prien Lake Road

TBD W Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$1,000,000
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± 2.25 Cleared Acres on Hwy. 90 near 210 Loop

Hwy. 90 @ Mount Talbot St., Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$392,040
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66 acres on Contraband Bayou

TBD Contraband Parkway, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$16,900,000
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MOBILE HOME PARK GATES AT MCNEESE 2130 E. McNeese St.

MOBILE HOME PARK GATES AT MCNEESE 2130 E. McNeese St., Lake Charles, LA
Property

Multi-Family
Year Built

2016
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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Southgate Shopping Center

2800 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Retail

171,318 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

15,591 SF
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11.5 Acres on Contraband Parkway at Traffic Circle

TBD Contraband Parkway, Lake Charles, LA
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$3,800,000
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2927 Hodges Street
One Way Realty
2927 Hodges Street, Lake Charles, LA
Services

Virtual Office

Open Workspace

Meeting Room

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

Accessible

Complimentary coffee & tea

High-speed wifi

Printer
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University Plaza Shopping Center

4070 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Retail

214,315 SF
Availability

20 Spaces

51,100 SF
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3030 Highway 14

3030 Highway 14, Lake Charles, LA
Property

Retail

10,064 SF
Availability

1 Space

10,064 SF
For Lease

$12.00/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 Lake Charles commercial real estate market incorporates 377,855 square feet of office space across 2 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 Lake Charles commercial real estate market includes 537,008 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 Lake Charles market, there is a total of 80,000 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles is represented by Retail space, which accounts for 132,149 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Lake Charles adds up to 10,025 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles is $22.53 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 Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles, 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 $28 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Lake Charles was Retail space.

The average size of a commercial property in Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles, the average size of an office property is 94,464 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 76,716 square feet.
Industrial space in Lake Charles is in buildings that are, on average 80,000 square feet in size.

Lake Charles, LA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Lake Charles currently add up to 149,907 square feet. The market offers 3 active office listing(s), which amount to 7,733 square feet and account for 33% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 132,149 square feet across 5 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Lake Charles amount to 10,025 square feet across a total of 1 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	3	7,733
Retail	5	132,149
Industrial	1	10,025

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 Lake Charles, LA. Currently, there is 384,833 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes , 2 retail investment opportunity listing(s) .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Retail	2	30,833
Other	18	354,000

Lake Charles, LA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

25+ acres on Contraband Parkway

Lot 6 of the Barbe Lakefront Partition

22' - Dock-High - Sprinklered - 100% HVAC

Highly Visible Retail Space in Moss Bluff Shopping Center

2.77 acres on Contraband Parkway

5111 Common St

HR Crossing

Prime Office and Warehouse Spaces off Gerstner Memorial Blvd

Highly Visible Retail Space in Moss Bluff Shopping Center

1.85 Acre Hard Corner on Lake Street & W Sallier

2.1 Acres at the intersection of Lake Street and W. Prien Lake Road

1700 E Prien Lake Rd, STE 4

5 Acres fronting L'auberge Blvd

4.35 Acre Tract in Downtown Lake Charles

3816 Common St

3.85 Acres on Contraband Parkway at Traffic Circle

18 Acres on W Prien road with I-210 Exposure

1.23 acres on W. Prien Lake Road

± 2.25 Cleared Acres on Hwy. 90 near 210 Loop

66 acres on Contraband Bayou

MOBILE HOME PARK GATES AT MCNEESE 2130 E. McNeese St.

Southgate Shopping Center

11.5 Acres on Contraband Parkway at Traffic Circle

2927 Hodges Street

University Plaza Shopping Center

3030 Highway 14

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