Washington, DC Commercial Real Estate for Lease - 614 Listings

Republic Place

801 18th St NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

59,813 SF
Availability

8 Spaces

40,485 SF
Year Built

1982
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1775 Eye Street NW

1775 Eye Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

186,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

23,995 SF
Year Built

1965
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1926 17th Street NW

1926 17th Street NW, U Street Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Retail

3,910 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
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Anthem Row - 801 Eye Street NW

801 I Street NW, Chinatown, Washington, DC
Property

Office

292,141 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

103,528 SF
Year Built

1990
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1101 Connecticut Avenue NW

1101 Connecticut Avenue NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

187,879 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

47,767 SF
Year Built

1978
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The Wisconsin Building

4435 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Tenleytown, Washington, DC
Property

Office

34,016 SF
Availability

13 Spaces

9,121 SF
Year Built

1956
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1250 23rd Street NW

1250 23rd Street NW, West End Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

128,571 SF
Availability

1 Space

13,290 SF
Year Built

1989
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Evening Star Building

1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
Property

Office

219,627 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

27,408 SF
Year Built

1898
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4828 Macarthur Blvd NW

4828 Macarthur Blvd NW, Palisades, Washington, DC
Property

Retail

4,348 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,200 SF
Year Built

1979
For Lease

$60.00/SF/YR
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Northeast, DC Retail For Lease

1201-1233 Brentwood Road NE, Brentwood, Washington, DC
Property

Retail

34,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,320 SF
Year Built

1992
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
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1023 15th Street NW

1023 15th Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

66,909 SF
Availability

9 Spaces

22,598 SF
Year Built

1985
For Lease

$34.50 - $40.50/SF/YR
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1150 18th Street NW

1150 18th Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

179,000 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

48,366 SF
Year Built

1990
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Midtown Center (West Tower)

1100 15th Street NW (West), Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

409,957 SF
Availability

1 Space

34,787 SF
Year Built

2018
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122 C Street NW

122 C Street NW, Judiciary Square, Washington, DC
Property

Office

113,124 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

19,889 SF
Year Built

1968
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1400 Eye Street NW

1400 I Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

175,127 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,529 SF
Year Built

1983
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9 st. matthews Ct

9 st. matthews ct, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Property

Office

1,748 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,748 SF
Year Built

1887
For Lease

$34.00/SF/YR
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1333 H Street NW

1333 H Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

269,151 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

63,445 SF
Year Built

1978
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2229 M St

2229 M St, Carver - Langston, Washington, DC
Property

Multi-Family

11,500 SF
Availability

1 Space

11,500 SF
Year Built

1941
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1133 15th Street NW

1133 15th Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

215,636 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

79,344 SF
Year Built

1969
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1100 H

1100 H Street NW, Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
Property

Office

114,000 SF
Availability

16 Spaces

33,715 SF
Year Built

1942
For Lease

$24.00 - $51.00/SF/YR
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2100 L Street, NW

2100 L Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

190,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

30,953 SF
Year Built

2020
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20 M Street SE

20 M Street SE, Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Property

Office

190,000 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

67,415 SF
Year Built

2006
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1900 L Street NW

1900 L Street NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

104,394 SF
Availability

14 Spaces

42,853 SF
Year Built

1964
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11 Dupont Circle NW

11 Dupont Circle NW, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Property

Office

152,850 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

26,247 SF
Year Built

1974
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Chemonics HQ

1275 New Jersey Ave SE, Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Property

Office

315,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

214,978 SF
Year Built

2021
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1899 Pennsylvania Avenue

1899 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Downtown Washington, Washington, DC
Property

Office

192,481 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

100,510 SF
Year Built

2002
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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 Washington commercial real estate market incorporates 76,580,549 square feet of office space across 420 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 Washington, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 5,157 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 Washington commercial real estate market includes 3,656,861 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 Washington market, there is a total of 702,881 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Washington 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 Washington is represented by Office space, which accounts for 17,966,710 square feet of available listings. Retail space available in Washington adds up to 909,822 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Washington 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 Washington is $46.95 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 Washington 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 Washington, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Washington is in the Downtown Washington neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Washington area.

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

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 $85 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Washington was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $305,000,000 that is located at 655 15th Street NW.

The average size of a commercial property in Washington 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 Washington, the average size of an office property is 185,876 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 28,570 square feet.
Industrial space in Washington is in buildings that are, on average 41,346 square feet in size.

Washington, DC Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Washington currently add up to 19,195,769 square feet. The market offers 400 active office listing(s), which amount to 17,966,710 square feet and account for 63% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 909,822 square feet across 207 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Washington amount to 207,484 square feet across a total of 14 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	400	17,966,710
Retail	207	909,822
Industrial	14	207,484
Other	8	111,753

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 Washington, DC. Currently, there is 849,044 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 20 office building(s) for sale , 11 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	483,626
Retail	11	75,193
Industrial	3	13,716
Other	16	276,509

Washington, DC Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

The commercial real estate market of Washington, D.C. has always benefited from the city’s status as the seat of the U.S. government, in combination with a healthy financial sector. Besides these factors, the city has also seen tremendous growth in innovative sectors, such as technology and research and development.

Washington, D.C. is also well-connected to the rest of the country, being crossed by two interstate highways and four auxiliary interstates, while also being serviced by three nearby airports.

The most important employers in the city hail from the government and education sectors, including George Washington University, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the George Washington University Alumni Association, the Naval Research Laboratory and Medstar Washington Hospital Center. Numerous Fortune 500 companies also have offices in Washington, D.C. Two of them — the Federal National Mortgage Association (also known as Fanny Mae) and conglomerate Danaher Corporation — are headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC Commercial Real Estate for Lease - 614 Listings

Republic Place

1775 Eye Street NW

1926 17th Street NW

Anthem Row - 801 Eye Street NW

1101 Connecticut Avenue NW

The Wisconsin Building

1250 23rd Street NW

Evening Star Building

4828 Macarthur Blvd NW

Northeast, DC Retail For Lease

1023 15th Street NW

1150 18th Street NW

Midtown Center (West Tower)

122 C Street NW

1400 Eye Street NW

9 st. matthews Ct

1333 H Street NW

2229 M St

1133 15th Street NW

1100 H

2100 L Street, NW

20 M Street SE

1900 L Street NW

11 Dupont Circle NW

Chemonics HQ

1899 Pennsylvania Avenue

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