Charleston, SC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 185 listings of Charleston commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

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Charleston Gateway Center

40 Calhoun Street, Mazyck - Wraggborough, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

123,005 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,177 SF
Year Built

1997
For Lease

$38.50/SF/YR
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115 Central Island St

115 Central Island St, Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

73,027 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

36,000 SF
Year Built

2015
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742 Saint Andrews Boulevard

742 Saint Andrews Boulevard, Moreland - Avondale, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

1,500 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,500 SF
Year Built

1991
For Lease

$27.00/SF/MO
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The Morris

1080 Morrison Drive, East Central Charleston, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

115,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

49,538 SF
Year Built

2022
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49 Smith St

49 Smith St, Harleston Village, Charleston, SC
Property

Multi-Family

7,525 SF
Year Built

1860
For Sale

$4,595,000
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The Schoolhouse

720 Magnolia Rd, Carolina Terrace - Magnolia, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

24,974 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

879 SF
Year Built

1952
For Lease

$925.00 - $2,275.00/SF/YR
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Roper Medical Office Building

125 Doughty Street, Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

122,785 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,233 SF
Year Built

1990
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The Cigar Factory

701 East Bay Street, East Side Charleston, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

244,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,704 SF
Year Built

2015
For Lease

$42.50/SF/YR
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Clements Ferry Road

Clements Ferry Road, Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
Property

VacantLand
Availability

1 Space

5 Acre
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1859 Summerville Avenue
Local Works
1859 Summerville Ave ste 800, Charleston, SC
Services

Open Workspace

Meeting Room

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

Complimentary coffee & tea

Free water

High-speed wifi

Kitchen

Mail services

Parking

Patio

Printer

Privacy booths

Projector
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West Ashley Shoppes

946 Orleans Road, Dupont Area - Orleans, Charleston, SC
Property

Retail

136,242 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

31,233 SF
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The Franke Building

171 Church Street, Downtown Charleston, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

87,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,879 SF
Year Built

1985
For Lease

$29.00/SF/YR
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James Island Business Park

1750 Signal Point Rd., Grimball - Signal Point, Charleston, SC
Property

Industrial

189,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

15,693 SF
Year Built

1980
For Lease

$9.75/SF/YR
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668 Marina Dr

668 Marina Dr, Daniel Island, Wando, SC
Property

Office

2,000 SF
For Sale

$479,000
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Northbridge Executive Park

1180 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charlestowne Estates - Ashley Hall, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

39,855 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

17,889 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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525 East Bay Street

525 East Bay Street, Mazyck - Wraggborough, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

28,346 SF
Year Built

2002
For Sale

Call For Info
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South Park Plaza - Buildings I, II & III

1 South Park Circle, Savage Road - Citadel Mall, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

134,773 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

13,118 SF
Year Built

1974
For Lease

$24.00/SF/YR
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Iconic Downtown Property Assemblage

16 Charlotte Street, Mazyck - Wraggborough, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

22,389 SF
Year Built

1835
For Sale

$12,500,000
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134 Meeting Street

134 Meeting Street, Downtown Charleston, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

70,400 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

3,378 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$38.00/SF/YR
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Beresford Creek Executive Center

2265 Clements Ferry Road, Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

20,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,180 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
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62 Brigade Street

62 Brigade St, Silver Hill - Magnolia, Charleston, SC
Property

Industrial

45,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

15,566 SF
Year Built

1978
For Lease

$13.00/SF/YR
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575 Meeting Street

575 Meeting Street , Meeting St Manor - Cooper River Court, Charleston, SC
Property

Retail

9,000 SF
For Sale

$2,490,000
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Daniel Island Square

880 Island Park Drive, Daniel Island, SC
Property

Office

33,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

11,500 SF
Year Built

2017
For Lease

$36.50 - $39.50/SF/YR
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Presidents Place

102 President Street, Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC
Property

Retail

4,037 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,037 SF
Year Built

2026
For Lease

$40.00 - $45.00/SF/YR
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2387 Clements Ferry Road

2387 Clements Ferry Road, Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
Property

Office

74,838 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

66,728 SF
Year Built

2001
For Lease

$27.00 - $28.50/SF/YR
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Pier Pont Crossing Shopping Center

2408 Ashley River Road, Pierpont, Charleston, SC
Property

Retail

40,129 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,710 SF
Year Built

2008
For Lease

$18.00 - $19.00/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 Charleston commercial real estate market incorporates 3,698,140 square feet of office space across 91 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 Charleston commercial real estate market includes 1,119,733 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 Charleston market, there is a total of 1,434,527 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Charleston 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 Charleston is represented by Office space, which accounts for 977,582 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Charleston adds up to 571,743 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Charleston 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 Charleston is $27.78 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 Charleston 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 $34.91 per square foot, industrial space in Charleston saw average rents of $17.19 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 Charleston, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Charleston is in the Daniel Island neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Daniel Island area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Daniel Island submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Daniel Island.

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 $55 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Charleston was Retail space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $49,500,000 that is located at 1505 King Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Charleston 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 Charleston, the average size of an office property is 44,026 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 31,104 square feet.
Industrial space in Charleston is in buildings that are, on average 95,636 square feet in size.

Charleston, SC Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Charleston currently add up to 2,934,317 square feet. The market offers 73 active office listing(s), which amount to 977,582 square feet and account for 57% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 193,494 square feet across 33 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Charleston amount to 571,743 square feet across a total of 13 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	73	977,582
Retail	33	193,494
Industrial	13	571,743
Other	7	1,191,498

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 Charleston, SC. Currently, there is 605,373 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 20 office building(s) for sale , 7 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 3 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	20	402,706
Retail	7	28,834
Industrial	3	137,316
Other	19	36,517

Charleston, SC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Charleston Gateway Center

115 Central Island St

742 Saint Andrews Boulevard

The Morris

49 Smith St

The Schoolhouse

Roper Medical Office Building

The Cigar Factory

Clements Ferry Road

1859 Summerville Avenue

West Ashley Shoppes

The Franke Building

James Island Business Park

668 Marina Dr

Northbridge Executive Park

525 East Bay Street

South Park Plaza - Buildings I, II & III

Iconic Downtown Property Assemblage

134 Meeting Street

Beresford Creek Executive Center

62 Brigade Street

575 Meeting Street

Daniel Island Square

Presidents Place

2387 Clements Ferry Road

Pier Pont Crossing Shopping Center

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