Boston, MA Office Spaces for Rent

Find your best Boston, MA office space among 584 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $69.40 per square foot.

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Synergy Suites - Workbar Synergy Suite Summer Street
Synergy Suites
71 Summer Street, Boston, MA
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Private Offices
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One Winthrop Square

1 Winthrop Square, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Office
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330 Washington Street

330 Washington Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Office
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1 space available / 1,075 SF
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Synergy Suites - Workbar Synergy Suite Chauncy Street
Synergy Suites
38 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA
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Iron Works

10 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston, MA
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Office
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2 spaces available / 8,999 - 13,312 SF
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470 W Broadway

470 W Broadway, South Boston, MA
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Office
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1 space available / 2,019 SF
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Arch Street Towers

33 Arch Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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2 spaces available / 10 - 18 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

In Boston, office spaces range from smaller units to larger options. On average, office spaces in this area tend to be about 12,570 square feet. However, the largest listings can go up to 803,000 square feet for an individual listing. This can give you a good starting point to compare with your needs.
In Boston, you have several options when it comes to leasing office space. To better understand what to look for, check out our definitive guide to finding office space for your small business or startup. Here is an overview of the most common types currently available:
- Most Common Office Type
  The most frequent subtype available for lease is General Office, which makes up 67.34% of all listings in the city.
- Second-Most Common Office Type
  The second-most common office space type listed here is R&D - Office, accounting for 3.89% of available listings.
- Third-Most Common Office Type
  Up next, Life Sciences also makes up a significant portion of listings, offering additional options for those seeking alternative spaces.
- Rarest Office Type
  On the other end of the spectrum, the rarest type of office space among local listings is Street Retail, with only 1 listing currently available.
You can find a total of 584 listings for lease in Boston, which add up to a total of 7,730,242 square feet. Out of these listings, 52 are sublease listings, with the highest concentration of sublease listings being located in Downtown - Financial District
Generally, buildings completed since the year 2000 offer modern amenities, decor and services. This also applies to buildings that have been renovated within the same timeframe. Buildings completed in or after the year 2000 account for 10.05% of office properties in this city and incorporate a total of 7,596,186 square feet. Additionally, about 4.11% of office space in Boston is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.

Boston, MA Office Space for Rent

Office inventory

According to our listing data, Boston's office market contains 95.9M square feet of space as of 2026.

Boston Office Market Breakdown by Building Size
Building Size Range	Total Square Feet
50k to 100k Sq. Ft.	7.7M Sq. Ft.
100k to 500k Sq. Ft.	38.3M Sq. Ft.
500k to 1M Sq. Ft.	26.7M Sq. Ft.
> 1M Sq. Ft.	19.2M Sq. Ft.

Data was provided by Yardi Research Data, refers to properties larger than 50,000 square feet.

Properties sized 100k to 500k Sq. Ft. make up most of the local office inventory, amounting to 38.3M square feet.

Average Rent for Office Spaces

The average rent for office space in Boston is $39 per square foot. However, you can find rental rates as low as $25 per square foot here, depending on what compromises you are willing to make. If you are looking for office space priced at a certain value, you can use the filters at the top of the page to look for properties within your optimal range.

The maximum rental rate is $59 per square foot among local listings currently available for lease.

For our detailed analysis of the latest rent and sale prices in Boston, as well as overall market quality and new construction data, see Boston Office Market Trends.

Office Spaces Classes

The office space market in Boston incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. 56.71% of total office listings in this city are in properties rated Class A. Class B accounts for 26.77% of traditional work spaces listed on the leasing market. Class C makes up 1.44% of such listings in Boston. This data is current as of 2026.

Boston Office Market Breakdown by Building Class
Class	Total Square Feet	Share of Total Office
A+	14.5M	15.09%
A	54.4M	56.71%
B	25.7M	26.77%
C	1.4M	1.44%

Data was provided by Yardi Research Data, refers to properties larger than 50,000 square feet.

The most common factor that influences the cost of renting space for your business in any location is the property class rating. For example, Boston office space rated Class A asks an average of $66.43 per square foot. Class B space in Boston costs $37.9 per square foot, on average.

Top Neighborhoods for Office Space

Location is everything when it comes to office spaces. Tenants place great value on well positioned properties in amenity-rich areas, potentially boosting office attendance.

In Boston, the greatest concentration of lease opportunities is in Downtown - Financial District, Back Bay and South Boston.

Office Classes in Boston, Massachusetts Neighborhoods

Downtown - Financial District

Back Bay

South Boston

Class A+/A
Class B
Class C

The Downtown - Financial District neighborhood contains the most Class A office space, attracting premium tenants and corporate headquarters. Meanwhile, the neighborhood with the most Class B space is Downtown - Financial District, offering quality space at affordable rates.

Boston, MA Green Office Space

47% of office space here is eco-friendly, which amounts to 35.6M square feet.

Boston ranks 34th in the nation based on its overall square footage of LEED-certified properties.

Boston Office Market Breakdown by Green Certification
Total Square Feet	Total Green Square Feet	Green Share of Total
75.1M	35.6M	47%

Numbers based on Yardi Research Data, only refers to properties larger than 25,000 square feet.

Boston, MA Office Market Overview

Boston is the most populous city in New England, part of the largest metropolitan megalopolis in the U.S., known as the Northeast or BosWash corridor. In fact, the Greater Boston area is a powerhouse both at the national level — having the sixth-largest economy in the U.S. — and internationally, boasting the 12th-strongest economy globally.

The city is home to several high-profile companies — such as Santander Bank, New Balance and Converse — that occupy office space in and around Boston. Currently, there are 349 projects — totaling roughly 76 million square feet of office space — under construction in the Boston market. The most active year in terms of sales activity on the Boston market over a five-year period was 2018, when 12 deals resulting in 4 million square feet of office space traded hands for a total sales volume of $3.2 billion.

In addition to offering access to various degrees and courses through higher education institutions — such as Boston University and Boston College — the city is also ideally located near some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges, including Harvard, MIT and Tuffs. A powerhouse for finance, biotech and information technology, Boston also houses top science and research facilities, as well as convention centers.

Boston, MA Office Spaces for Rent

Synergy Suites - Workbar Synergy Suite Summer Street

One Winthrop Square

330 Washington Street

Synergy Suites - Workbar Synergy Suite Chauncy Street

Iron Works

470 W Broadway

Arch Street Towers

Frequently Asked Questions

Boston, MA Office Space for Rent

Office inventory

Average Rent for Office Spaces

Office Spaces Classes

Top Neighborhoods for Office Space

Office Classes in Boston, Massachusetts Neighborhoods

Boston, MA Green Office Space

Boston, MA Office Market Overview

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