Berkeley, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 150 listings of Berkeley commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

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901 Gilman Street

901 Gilman Street, Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, CA
Property

Industrial

115,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

18,248 SF
Year Built

1940
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2023 8th Street

2023 8th Street, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

26,300 SF
Availability

1 Space

26,300 SF
Year Built

1955
For Lease

$2.50/SF/MO
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OFFICE/FLEX SPACE FOR LEASE

2150 Dwight Way, South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

6,500 SF
Year Built

1948
For Lease

$3.25/SF/MO
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Wells Fargo Building

2140 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

60,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,860 SF
Year Built

1926
For Lease

$4.50/SF/MO
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808 Anthony Street, 875 Potter Street, 2929 5th Street & 2920 7th Street

808 Anthony Street, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Industrial

95,200 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,700 SF
Year Built

1970
For Lease

$2.25/SF/MO
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650 University Avenue

650 University Avenue, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Mixed Use

3,327 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

3,327 SF
Year Built

1984
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2332 4th Street & 710 Bancroft Way

2332 4th Street, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Industrial

32,778 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

3,145 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease

$39.00/SF/YR
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811 Folger Ave

811 Folger Ave, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

1,015 SF
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Year Built

2020
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750-780 Gilman Street, 1300-1360 5th Street & 1355-1375 4th Street

750 Gilman Street, Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Industrial

78,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

7,746 SF
Year Built

1930
For Lease

$15.60/SF/YR
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RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE

2006 San Pablo Ave, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

1,588 SF
Year Built

1969
For Lease

$2.08/SF/MO
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1917 Sixth St

1917 Sixth St, Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Multi-Family

8,184 SF
Year Built

1964
For Sale

$3,080,000
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1283 University Ave

1283 University Ave, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Multi-Family

2,650 SF
Year Built

1943
For Sale

$1,498,000
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3000-3010 Colby Street

3000-3010 Colby Street, Elmwood, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

47,252 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

3,774 SF
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3017 Telegraph Ave

3017 Telegraph Ave, Elmwood, Berkeley, CA
Property

Healthcare

16,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

625 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease

$2.12 - $2.78/SF/MO
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701 Dwight Way & 2424 4th Street

701 Dwight Way, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Industrial

87,478 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

10,742 SF
Year Built

1920
For Lease

$1.75/SF/MO
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1941 San Pablo Avenue

1941 San Pablo Avenue, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Retail

26,357 SF
Availability

1 Space

18,235 SF
Year Built

1925
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890 Heinz Ave

830-890 Heinz Ave, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Unassigned

30,995 SF
Availability

1 Space

30,995 SF
For Lease

$57.00/SF/YR
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1375 University Ave

1375 University Ave, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Retail

7,920 SF
Availability

1 Space

7,900 SF
Year Built

1948
For Lease

$26.00/SF/YR
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Huntmont Medical Building

2999 Regent Street, Elmwood, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

61,331 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

4,293 SF
Year Built

1978
For Lease

$4.65/SF/MO
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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

2100 Milvia St, Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

28,000 SF
Year Built

1960
For Lease

$3.75/SF/MO
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FRANCES SHATTUCK

2100 Shattuck Ave, Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office
Availability

2 Spaces

9,922 SF
Year Built

1999
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Saul Zaentz Center

2600 10th Street, Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

128,946 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

44,822 SF
Year Built

1971
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2120 Berkeley Way

2120 Berkeley Way, Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

45,471 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

46,334 SF
Year Built

2019
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933 Gilman Street & 1220-1250 9th Street

933 Gilman Street, Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

45,281 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

42,330 SF
Year Built

1968
For Lease

$1.50 - $2.00/SF/MO
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1538 Berkeley Way

1538 Berkeley Way, Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Multi-Family

10,310 SF
Year Built

1923
For Sale

$3,750,000
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2041 Bancroft Way

2041 Bancroft Way, Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Property

Office

25,662 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

7,505 SF
Year Built

1991
For Lease

$3.50/SF/MO
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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 Berkeley commercial real estate market incorporates 1,189,290 square feet of office space across 77 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. In Berkeley, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 444 square feet.
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 Berkeley commercial real estate market includes 251,580 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 Berkeley market, there is a total of 682,831 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Berkeley 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 Berkeley is represented by Office space, which accounts for 592,106 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Berkeley adds up to 189,665 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Berkeley are in the Industrial 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 Berkeley is $36.14 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 Berkeley 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 $55.94 per square foot, industrial space in Berkeley saw average rents of $20.02 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 Berkeley, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Berkeley is in the Downtown Berkeley neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Berkeley area.

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

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 $58.91 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Berkeley was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $13,200,000 that is located at 2105 Bancroft Way.

The average size of a commercial property in Berkeley 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 Berkeley, the average size of an office property is 20,158 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 10,483 square feet.
Industrial space in Berkeley is in buildings that are, on average 27,314 square feet in size.

Berkeley, CA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Berkeley currently add up to 910,639 square feet. The market offers 67 active office listing(s), which amount to 592,106 square feet and account for 59% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 115,729 square feet across 24 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Berkeley amount to 189,665 square feet across a total of 19 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	67	592,106
Retail	24	115,729
Industrial	19	189,665
Other	2	13,139

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 Berkeley, CA. Currently, there is 434,527 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 10 office building(s) for sale , 4 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 11 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	10	108,646
Retail	4	24,995
Industrial	11	179,023
Other	13	121,863

Berkeley, CA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Located on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay — between Oakland and Emeryville to the south and Albany to the north — Berkeley is home to many industry leaders and innovators.

Commercial real estate properties in Berkeley host various glass products, office and lab equipment manufacturers. Local businesses also produce craft beer, sake, coffee and sound systems for the market. Currently, about 5% of the Berkeley labor force works in manufacturing, and West Berkeley hosts the largest concentration of manufacturing businesses in the city. Moreover, pharmaceutical giant Bayer — one of Berkeley’s top employers — has plans to modernize the former Cutter Laboratories campus, adding new buildings and plenty of open space and bike lanes for its employees.

Both I-80 and I-580 run along the city’s shoreline. Plus, Berkeley is serviced by BART, AC Transit and several bus shuttles operated by some of the city’s largest employers, including UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Library.

Berkeley, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

901 Gilman Street

2023 8th Street

OFFICE/FLEX SPACE FOR LEASE

Wells Fargo Building

808 Anthony Street, 875 Potter Street, 2929 5th Street & 2920 7th Street

650 University Avenue

2332 4th Street & 710 Bancroft Way

811 Folger Ave

750-780 Gilman Street, 1300-1360 5th Street & 1355-1375 4th Street

RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE

1917 Sixth St

1283 University Ave

3000-3010 Colby Street

3017 Telegraph Ave

701 Dwight Way & 2424 4th Street

1941 San Pablo Avenue

890 Heinz Ave

1375 University Ave

Huntmont Medical Building

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

FRANCES SHATTUCK

Saul Zaentz Center

2120 Berkeley Way

933 Gilman Street & 1220-1250 9th Street

1538 Berkeley Way

2041 Bancroft Way

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