Columbia Office Rent Price & Sales Report

Highlights

  • The average rent for office space in Columbia is $19.01 per square foot, 1.26% higher compared to the previous year.
  • The average sale price for office space in Columbia is $108.44 per square foot, marking an increase of 112.69% compared to 2024.
  • The market’s vacancy rate stands at 14.74%, lower than the state average of South Carolina, which is 15.01%.
  • Renting Class A/A+ office space here costs $22.71 per square foot, while Class B averages $17.90 and Class C stands at $14.35.

2025 Office Space Rent & Sales

  • $19.01 2025 Avg. Asking Rent
  • 1.26% Y-o-Y Avg. Asking Rent Change
  • 14.74% 2025 Office Vacancy Rate
  • $75.1M2025 Total Office Sales
  • $108.44Avg. Sale Price/SF

What is the average asking rent price for office space in Columbia?

Average asking rents for office space here stand at $19.01 per square foot. The local office market recorded an average vacancy rate of 14.74% in 2025, unchanged from 14.74% in 2024.

Office transactions in the local market in 2025 totaled a sales volume of $75.1M across 8 sales. These transactions commanded an average sale price per square foot of $108.44.

Columbia, SC Office Asking Rents by Class

What is the average office rent per square foot by property class in Columbia?

  • Avg. Asking Rent Class A & A+$22.71
  • Avg. Asking Rent Class B$17.90
  • Avg. Asking Rent Class C$14.35

The average asking rent for Class A and A+ office space stood at $22.71 per square foot, indicating the best — and most expensive — that the market has to offer.
Class B space in Columbia averaged $17.90 per square foot, while the average for Class C space was $14.35 per square foot.

What is the average office rent per square foot by property class in SC?

  • Avg. Asking Rent Class A & A+$28.43
  • Avg. Asking Rent Class B$23.01
  • Avg. Asking Rent Class C$16.34

For comparison, the average rent for Class A and A+ office space in South Carolina was $28.43 per square foot. The state-wide average for Class B space was $23.01 per square foot, and Class C office spaces averaged $16.34 per square foot.

Columbia, SC Office Indicators by Submarket

In 2025, the submarket with the lowest office vacancy rate in Columbia was Columbia - I-26 Corridor at 8.62%. Meanwhile, the highest office vacancy rate in the market was 29.23%, recorded in Columbia - Northeast.
Submarket Asking Rents Vacancy Rates
Columbia - CBD $23.83 9.92%
Columbia - I-26 Corridor $20.28 8.62%
Columbia - Northeast $19.59 29.23%
Columbia - North Central $17.50 9.02%
Columbia - I-126 Corridor $16.57 20.37%
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2025 Office Sales Volume

  • $108.442025 Avg. Price per SF
  • $75.1M2025 Office Sales Volume
  • 82025 Number of Transactions

What is the average sale price per square foot for office space in Columbia?

Average sale prices for office space in this market recorded a +112.69% change in 2025 compared to the previous year.
Office transactions recorded in the market in 2025 averaged $108.44 per square foot. For comparison, the statewide South Carolina average during the same time period stood at $173.94 per square foot, while the national average was $182.48 per square foot.

Columbia, SC Sale Price per SF Trend

  • Columbia Avg. Sale Price per SF in 2025$108.44
  • South Carolina Avg. Sale Price per SF in 2025$173.94

What was the total office sales volume in Columbia in 2025?

The local office market recorded 8 deals in 2025, adding up to a yearly sales volume of $75.1M.

  • Columbia, SC Total Office Sales Volume in 2025 $75.1M
  • Columbia, SC Total Number of Office Sales Closed in 2025 8
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Office Construction in Columbia, SC

What are the largest recent office completions in Columbia?

The largest recent office completion here is Main & Gervais Office Tower at 205,000 square feet, completed in 2009. The next largest completions are Crown Pointe and Crown Pointe.

Office building Address SF Completed
5119 Bush River Rd 5119 Bush River Rd, 29212 7,764 2020
Sola Station 325 Taylor St, 29201 30,000 2018
Main & Gervais Office Tower 1221 Main Street, 29201 205,000 2009
1221 Bower Pkwy 1221 Bower Pkwy, 29212 7,822 2008
1040 Wildwood Centre Drive 1040 Wildwood Centre Drive, 29229 2,000 2007
1034 Wildewood Centre Dr Suite B 1034 Wildewood Centre Dr, 29229 1,800 2007
140 Wildewood Park Dr 140 Wildewood Park Dr, 29223 17,845 2006
290 Graces Way 290 Graces Way, 29229 3,684 2006
Crown Pointe 1400 Browning Road, 29210 36,693 2000
Crown Pointe 1400 Browning Road, 29210 35,838 2000
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Disclaimer

All information on this page is based on city-level data that includes properties equal to or larger than 25,000 square feet.
Averages were calculated based on values dated between January 1st and December 31st 2025. Construction pipeline data represented herein is valid as of January 2026.

While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the data presented in this report, the information is provided “as is” and neither CommercialCafe nor Yardi Research Data can guarantee that the information provided is complete.