North Charleston Office Rent Price & Sales Report

Highlights

  • The average rent for office space in North Charleston is $24.60 per square foot, 0.93% lower compared to the previous year.
  • The average sale price for office space in North Charleston is $147.67 per square foot, marking an increase of 3.88% compared to 2024.
  • The market’s vacancy rate stands at 19.64%, higher than the state average of South Carolina, which is 15.01%.

2025 Office Space Rent & Sales

  • $24.60 2025 Avg. Asking Rent
  • -0.93% Y-o-Y Avg. Asking Rent Change
  • 19.64% 2025 Office Vacancy Rate
  • $55.1M2025 Total Office Sales
  • $147.67Avg. Sale Price/SF

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

Average asking rents for office space here stand at $24.60 per square foot. The local office market recorded an average vacancy rate of 19.64% in 2025, unchanged from 19.64% in 2024.

Office transactions in the local market in 2025 totaled a sales volume of $55.1M across 3 sales. These transactions commanded an average sale price per square foot of $147.67.

North Charleston, SC Office Asking Rents by Class

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

  • Avg. Asking Rent Class A & A+$27.28
  • Avg. Asking Rent Class B$23.06

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.

North Charleston, SC Office Indicators by Submarket

In 2025, the submarket with the lowest office vacancy rate in North Charleston was North Charleston at 19.86%. Meanwhile, the highest office vacancy rate in the market was 21.77%, recorded in Charleston - North Central.
Submarket Asking Rents Vacancy Rates
Charleston - North Central $30.16 21.77%
North Charleston $24.53 19.86%
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2025 Office Sales Volume

  • $147.672025 Avg. Price per SF
  • 3.88%Y-o-Y Avg. PpSF Change
  • $55.1M2025 Office Sales Volume
  • 32025 Number of Transactions

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

Average sale prices for office space in this market recorded a +3.88% change in 2025 compared to the previous year.
Office transactions recorded in the market in 2025 averaged $147.67 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.

North Charleston, SC Sale Price per SF Trend

  • North Charleston Avg. Sale Price per SF in 2025$147.67
  • South Carolina Avg. Sale Price per SF in 2025$173.94

What was the total office sales volume in North Charleston in 2025?

The local office market recorded 3 deals in 2025, adding up to a yearly sales volume of $55.1M.

  • North Charleston, SC Total Office Sales Volume in 2025 $55.1M
  • North Charleston, SC Total Number of Office Sales Closed in 2025 3
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Office Construction in North Charleston, SC

What are the largest recent office completions in North Charleston?

The largest recent office completion here is Northside Executive Center at 66,000 square feet, completed in 1982.

Office building Address SF Completed
3618 Ashley Phosphate Road 3618 Ashley Phosphate Road, 29418 731 2008
Northside Executive Center 7410 Northside Drive, 29420 66,000 1982
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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.