Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 405 listings of Boston commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

519 Albany Street

519 Albany Street, South End Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office

7,272 SF
For Sale

Subject To Offer
View Details (opens in new window)
50 Federal Street

50 Federal Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

79,068 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

14,099 SF
Year Built

1912
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
70 Franklin Street

70 Franklin Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

85,212 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

23,175 SF
Year Built

1894
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
1 Lincoln Street
WeWork
1 Lincoln Street , Boston, MA
Services

Open Workspace

Event Space

Meeting Room

Private Office
Amenities

Cleaning services

Game room

IT support

Kitchen

Mother’s room

Parking

Pet friendly

Printer

Privacy booths

Professional & social events
View Details (opens in new window)
86 Kingsdale Street

86 Kingsdale Street, Roxbury, Boston, MA
Property

Multi-Family

5,000 SF
Year Built

1905
For Sale

$1,125,000
View Details (opens in new window)
200 State Street

200 State Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

320,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,697 SF
Year Built

1984
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
33-41 Farnsworth Street

33-41 Farnsworth Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Prime Retail Space

745 Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Office

111,572 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

9,610 SF
Year Built

1903
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
437 Boylston Street

437 Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Retail

1,328 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,328 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
99 Summer Street

99 Summer Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

271,332 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

18,420 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Not finding the right space?

Tell us where and what you're looking for and the brokers will come to you
28 State Street

28 State Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

570,040 SF
Availability

12 Spaces

141,394 SF
Year Built

1968
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Federal Street
Regus
101 Federal Street Suite 1900, Boston, MA
Services

Virtual Office

Open Workspace

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

24/7 security

Access to global network

Business address

Business lounge

Cleaning services

Ergonomic furniture

Lounge area

Mail services

Money-back guarantee

Office furniture
View Details (opens in new window)
395 Western Avenue & 1284 Soldiers Field Road

395 Western Avenue, Allston - Brighton, Brighton, MA
Property

Office

36,383 SF
Availability

1 Space

14,260 SF
Year Built

1940
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
25-29 Thomson Place

25-29 Thomson Place, South Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office

109,960 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

43,490 SF
Year Built

1910
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
236 Huntington Avenue

236 Huntington Avenue, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Office

27,688 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

7,264 SF
Year Built

1910
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
148-152 Pleasant Street

148 Pleasant Street, Dorchester, Boston, MA
Property

Multi-Family

5,388 SF
Year Built

1900
For Sale

$3,750,000
View Details (opens in new window)
2 Newbury Street

2 Newbury Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Office

13,500 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

8,970 SF
Year Built

1823
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Congress Square

40 Water Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

284,600 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

11,409 SF
Year Built

2019
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
The Hub on Causeway

100 Causeway Street, West End Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office

826,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

163,181 SF
Year Built

2021
For Lease

$50.00 - $60.00/SF/YR
View Details (opens in new window)
715 Boylston Street

715 Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Property

Office

14,208 SF
Availability

1 Space

657 SF
Year Built

1899
For Lease

$1,000.00/SF/YR
View Details (opens in new window)
185 Devonshire Street

185 Devonshire Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office

82,788 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,000 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
332 Congress Street

332 Congress Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office

36,192 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,837 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
281 Summer Street

273 Summer Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Office

150,361 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

47,185 SF
Year Built

1904
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Boston Business Park at Route 128

200 Meadow Road, Hyde Park, Boston, MA
Property

Industrial

202,062 SF
Availability

1 Space

36,449 SF
Year Built

1970
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Retail at Flats on D

411 D Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
Property

Retail

160,509 SF
Availability

1 Space

690 SF
Year Built

2012
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)
Modern Move-In Ready Suites Available in Prime Downtown Crossing Location

294 Washington St, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

20,271 SF
Year Built

1903
For Lease Contact for pricing
View Details (opens in new window)

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 Boston commercial real estate market incorporates 43,947,664 square feet of office space across 263 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 Boston, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 1,480 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 Boston commercial real estate market includes 3,047,635 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 Boston market, there is a total of 1,683,386 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Boston 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 Boston is represented by Office space, which accounts for 8,568,130 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Boston adds up to 576,851 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Boston 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 Boston is $42.19 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 Boston 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 Boston, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Boston is in the Downtown - Financial District neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown - Financial District area.

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

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 $63 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Boston was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $117,196,900 that is located at 670 Albany Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Boston 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 Boston, the average size of an office property is 193,603 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 47,620 square feet.
Industrial space in Boston is in buildings that are, on average 129,492 square feet in size.

Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Boston currently add up to 1,360,172,131 square feet. The market offers 255 active office listing(s), which amount to 8,568,130 square feet and account for 73% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 389,413 square feet across 74 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Boston amount to 576,851 square feet across a total of 14 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	255	8,568,130
Retail	74	389,413
Industrial	14	576,851
Other	5	1,350,637,737

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 Boston, MA. Currently, there is 274,429 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 9 office building(s) for sale , 3 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 1 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	9	182,028
Retail	3	15,962
Industrial	1	2,560
Other	13	73,879

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Boston has a robust and diverse economy, aided by its role as an important medical, biotech and financial hub in the region, as well as its position as a major East Coast seaport and one of the largest industrial and fishing ports in the world.

A global pioneer in life sciences research, Boston benefits from an impressive talent pool, thanks to its proximity to major colleges and research facilities. Besides providing a welcoming place for more than 5,000 startups, the city also hosts an assortment of high-profile sportswear and athletics manufacturers — including New Balance, Converse, Puma and Reebok — which drive demand for commercial real estate properties in Boston.

Public transit in Boston is handled by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which operates an underground rapid transit system, buses and commuter rail networks, as well as water shuttles. The city also has four Amtrak-serviced, inter-city rail stations, as well as access to Logan International Airport and several general aviation airports, including Beverly Municipal Airport, Hanscom Field and Norwood Memorial Airport.

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

519 Albany Street

50 Federal Street

70 Franklin Street

1 Lincoln Street

86 Kingsdale Street

200 State Street

33-41 Farnsworth Street

Prime Retail Space

437 Boylston Street

99 Summer Street

28 State Street

Federal Street

395 Western Avenue & 1284 Soldiers Field Road

25-29 Thomson Place

236 Huntington Avenue

148-152 Pleasant Street

2 Newbury Street

Congress Square

The Hub on Causeway

715 Boylston Street

185 Devonshire Street

332 Congress Street

281 Summer Street

Boston Business Park at Route 128

Retail at Flats on D

Modern Move-In Ready Suites Available in Prime Downtown Crossing Location

Frequently Asked Questions

Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Other Popular Searches

Popular Coworking Searches

Popular Office Searches

Popular Retail Searches

Popular Industrial Searches

About us

About Us

Our Tools

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the different types of commercial real estate?

What types of commercial real estate are available in Boston, MA?

What factors affect the price of commercial real estate in Boston, MA?

What is the average rent for commercial space in Boston, MA?

What are the best areas for commercial real estate in Boston, MA?

How do I find a good commercial real estate broker?

What is the most profitable commercial real estate?

What is the average size of a commercial property in Boston, MA?

Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Other Popular Searches

Popular Coworking Searches

Popular Office Searches

Popular Retail Searches

Popular Industrial Searches

About us