Rochester, NY Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 62 listings of Rochester commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

Route 31 & Caughdenoy Road

Route 31 & Caughdenoy Road, Mayor's Heights, Rochester, NY
Property

VacantLand

81.22 Acre
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1450-1447 St. Paul Street

1450-1447 St. Paul St, Group 14621, Rochester, NY
Property

Industrial

780,915 SF
Availability

1 Space

780,915 SF
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39 S Goodman St

39 S Goodman St, East Avenue, Rochester, NY
Property

Retail

3,692 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,500 SF
Year Built

1910
For Lease

$2,500.00/SF/YR
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250 Pinnacle Road

250-252 Pinnacle Rd, Upper Monroe, Rochester, NY
Property

VacantLand

4 Acre
Year Built

1900
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25-45 Rutter St

25-45 Rutter St, Lyell - Otis - Avery, Rochester, NY
Property

Industrial

27,060 SF
For Sale

$949,900
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184 Alexander Street

184 Alexander St, Pearl Meigs Monroe, Rochester, NY
Property

Office

3,891 SF
For Sale

$350,000
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350 East Avenue
The Whiting Building
350 East Avenue, Rochester, NY
Services

Meeting Room

Private Office
Amenities

Complimentary coffee & tea

Elevator

High-speed internet

Kitchen

Office furniture

On-street parking

Utilities included
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Winton & Blossom

245 Winton Road, Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY
Property

Office

9,509 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

9,509 SF
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190 Anderson Ave

190 Anderson Ave, Neighborhood of the Arts, Rochester, NY
Property

Office

6,287 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,390 SF
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The Monroe Building

47 W Main St, Center City, Rochester, NY
Property

Office

25,248 SF
Year Built

1954
For Sale

$1,200,000
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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 Rochester commercial real estate market incorporates 2,777,178 square feet of office space across 25 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 Rochester, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 5,800 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 Rochester commercial real estate market includes 295,640 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 Rochester market, there is a total of 1,640,940 square feet of industrial property.
The listing inventory in Rochester 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 Rochester is represented by Industrial space, which accounts for 821,715 square feet of available listings. Office space available in Rochester adds up to 336,319 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Rochester 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 Rochester is $17.78 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 Rochester 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 Rochester, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Rochester is in the Center City neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Center City area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Center City submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in South Marketview Heights.

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 $25 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Rochester was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $43,000,000 that is located at 2655 Ridgeway Avenue.
The average size of a commercial property in Rochester 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 Rochester, the average size of an office property is 111,088 square feet.
- Retail properties here incorporate an average of 26,877 square feet.
- Industrial space in Rochester is in buildings that are, on average 234,420 square feet in size.

Rochester, NY Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Rochester currently add up to 1,257,281 square feet. The market offers 17 active office listing(s), which amount to 339,719 square feet and account for 51% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 51,433 square feet across 10 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Rochester amount to 821,715 square feet across a total of 4 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	17	339,719
Retail	10	51,433
Industrial	4	821,715
Other	2	44,414

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 Rochester, NY. Currently, there is 1,300,296 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 9 office building(s) for sale , 4 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 4 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	9	309,112
Retail	4	70,138
Industrial	4	841,225
Other	8	79,821

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Rochester, NY Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Route 31 & Caughdenoy Road

1450-1447 St. Paul Street

39 S Goodman St

250 Pinnacle Road

25-45 Rutter St

184 Alexander Street

350 East Avenue

Winton & Blossom

190 Anderson Ave

The Monroe Building

Frequently Asked Questions

Rochester, NY Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

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