Durham, NC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 254 listings of Durham commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

2520 Meridian

2520 Meridian Parkway, Copper Creek, Durham, NC
Property

Office

115,283 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

24,855 SF
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2510 Meridian

2510 Meridian Pkwy, Copper Creek, Durham, NC
Property

Office

64,454 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

28,546 SF
Year Built

1990
For Lease

$26.50 - $27.00/SF/YR
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1000 Parliament Court, Suite 200

1000 Parliament Court, Suite 200, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Property

Industrial

169,520 SF
Availability

1 Space

32,320 SF
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Durham ID - 300 Morris Street

300 Morris Street, Central Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

176,492 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

8,907 SF
Year Built

2018
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New Haven Center

2310 South Miami Blvd, Taylor Estates, Durham, NC
Property

Office

25,730 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,766 SF
Year Built

1999
For Lease

$16.00 - $19.00/SF/YR
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2810 Meridian

2810 Meridian Parkway, Copper Creek, Durham, NC
Property

Office

100,878 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

8,947 SF
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2800 Meridian

2800 Meridian Parkway, Copper Creek, Durham, NC
Property

Office

51,066 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

11,516 SF
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Durham Summit II

4117 North Roxboro Street, Stadium Heights, Durham, NC
Property

Office

51,295 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

51,295 SF
Year Built

1985
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West Durham Retail Flex

3171 Hillsborough Road, Old West Durham, Durham, NC
Property

Industrial

18,897 SF
Year Built

2000
For Sale

$3,950,000
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Durham Office Condos

2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Crest Street, Durham, NC
Property

Office

5,120 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,505 SF
Year Built

2004
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Quadrangle II

6320 Quadrangle Drive, The Landing at Southpoint, Chapel Hill, NC
Property

Office

56,182 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

7,691 SF
Year Built

1988
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5402 at Greenwood Commons

5402 NC-55 Hwy, Parkwood, Durham, NC
Property

Retail

3,984 SF
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Durham Centre

300 West Morgan Street, Central Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

195,911 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

28,196 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$29.75/SF/YR
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12.62 acres of Industrial Land for Sale in Durham

1218 Stone Rd, Wynterfield, Durham, NC
Property

Other
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Newcastle North

1035 Swabia Court, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

120,426 SF
Availability

1 Space

15,127 SF
Year Built

1987
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The Square South

3710 University Drive, Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC
Property

Office

58,249 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

22,675 SF
Year Built

1988
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TBC | 4021

4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Property

Unassigned

81,202 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

25,339 SF
Year Built

2000
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Trust Building

212 West Main Street, Central Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

41,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

14,868 SF
Year Built

1904
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The Measurement Building

404 Hunt Street, Central Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

73,713 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

38,088 SF
For Lease

$26.50/SF/YR
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1316 S. Miami Boulevard

1316 S. Miami Boulevard, Pleasant Drive, Durham, NC
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$725,000
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Erwin Terrace - Office

2812 & 2816 Erwin Rd, Crest Street, Durham, NC
Property

Office

118,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,550 SF
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
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Industrial Warehouse in West Durham

121 S. LaSalle Street, Old West Durham, Durham, NC
Property

Industrial

24,400 SF
Availability

1 Space

24,400 SF
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502 Rigsbee Avenue

502 Rigsbee Avenue, Old North Durham, Durham, NC
Property

Office

11,587 SF
Year Built

1945
For Sale

$3,650,000 ($4,300,000 with Parking Lot)
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Research Triangle Park - Alexandria Center for Advanced Technology

8 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

160,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,000 SF
Year Built

2022
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The Imperial Center - Nottingham Hall

4505 Emperor Blvd, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC
Property

Office

105,363 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

32,707 SF
Year Built

2001
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Durham Office Condos

2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Crest Street, Durham, NC
Property

Office

5,120 SF
Year Built

2004
For Sale

$1,150,000
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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 Durham commercial real estate market incorporates 14,530,367 square feet of office space across 145 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 Durham commercial real estate market includes 2,618,124 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 Durham market, there is a total of 1,485,681 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Durham 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 Durham is represented by Office space, which accounts for 4,514,201 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Durham adds up to 1,547,027 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Durham 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 Durham is $27.59 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 Durham 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 Durham, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Durham is in the Research Triangle Park neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Research Triangle Park area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Downtown Durham submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Research Triangle Park.

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 $33.5 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Durham was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $73,500,000 that is located at 300 North Duke Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Durham 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 Durham, the average size of an office property is 106,841 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 55,705 square feet.
Industrial space in Durham is in buildings that are, on average 87,393 square feet in size.

Durham, NC Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Durham currently add up to 291,524,928 square feet. The market offers 135 active office listing(s), which amount to 4,514,201 square feet and account for 67% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 483,071 square feet across 43 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Durham amount to 1,547,027 square feet across a total of 16 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	135	4,514,201
Retail	43	483,071
Industrial	16	1,547,027
Other	6	284,980,629

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 Durham, NC. Currently, there is 230,745 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 11 office building(s) for sale , 5 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 4 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	11	89,129
Retail	5	25,824
Industrial	4	97,756
Other	22	18,036

Durham, NC Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

The City of Durham is strategically located in the heart of North Carolina, thanks to Bartlett S. Durham — the man who donated his land for a railroad station, which laid the city’s initial foundation. At first, Durham thrived as a hub for the tobacco industry. Today, the city is a confluence of education, creativity, industry and innovation. Commercial real estate in Durham serves a diverse economy in which technology, healthcare and education are the main industries.

Along with Raleigh and Chapel Hill, Durham makes up what is commonly referred to as The Triangle — Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Research Triangle Park or RTP for short — a high-tech research and development center that has greatly revitalized the region following deindustrialization. In addition to research and development, local commercial inventory caters to manufacturing activity; logistical and storage enterprise; and business services firms. Moreover, the several notable institutions of higher education located in the city produce a steady outflow of highly skilled talent, giving Durham one of the most concentrated STEM labor pools in the country.

Durham, NC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

2520 Meridian

2510 Meridian

1000 Parliament Court, Suite 200

Durham ID - 300 Morris Street

New Haven Center

2810 Meridian

2800 Meridian

Durham Summit II

West Durham Retail Flex

Durham Office Condos

Quadrangle II

5402 at Greenwood Commons

Durham Centre

12.62 acres of Industrial Land for Sale in Durham

Newcastle North

The Square South

TBC | 4021

Trust Building

The Measurement Building

1316 S. Miami Boulevard

Erwin Terrace - Office

Industrial Warehouse in West Durham

502 Rigsbee Avenue

Research Triangle Park - Alexandria Center for Advanced Technology

The Imperial Center - Nottingham Hall

Durham Office Condos

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Durham, NC Currently Available Listings

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Durham, NC Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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