Columbus, OH Office Overview
The Columbus real estate scene is home to the Arena District, East Commercial, and Northern Woods office submarkets. With a metropolitan population of just over 2 million people, Columbus is the capital of Ohio and also the state's largest city.
As of mid-2017, the Greater Columbus office market encompasses over 35 million square feet of existing office space in properties larger than 50,000 square feet. A diverse number of industry sectors such as government, education, and high-technology combine to create continuous demand for office space and commercial real estate in Columbus.
Columbus, OH Office Inventory Description
Columbus is proud to be home to numerous institutions of higher learning, private research and development, which provide the motivated and skilled labor pool that business and industry in Columbus demand. With a gross metropolitan product of nearly $118 billion annually, the demand for white-collar office employment is strong. Nearly 50% of the office space in Columbus is Class A or A+, with Class B office inventory contributing another 50% of product to the market.
The Columbus City Center office submarket consistently sees demand for Class A office space in the trophy buildings that call this submarket home. Strategically located south of the I-670, west of the I-71, and north of the I-70, this neighborhood boasts prime office property such as Fifth Third Center on East State Street, the Continental Centre, and the One Columbus Center office building at 10 West Broad Street.
Columbus, OH Commercial Inventory Breakdown
Office Spaces
Total: 39,623,383 SF
By square footage range:
- 50k to 100k SF: 8,163,957 SF / 20.6% of total office
- 100k to 500k SF: 19,947,309 SF / 50.34% of total office
- 500k to 1M SF: 5,792,443 SF / 14.62% of total office
- > 1M SF: 5,719,674 SF / 14.44% of total office
By class:
- Class A: 19,513,596 SF / 49.25% of total office
- Class B: 18,317,500 SF / 46.23% of total office
- Class C: 341,039 SF / 0.86% of total office
Top 10 Largest Office Buildings
in Columbus
| Office building | Address | Sqft | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy Center | 1111 Polaris Pkwy, 43240 | 2,371,674 | 1995 |
| One Nationwide Plaza | 1 West Nationwide Blvd, 43215 | 1,328,000 | 1975 |
| Scioto Peninsula | SWC West Broad Street & Belle Street, 43215 | 1,020,000 | n/a |
| The Lazarus Building | 50 West Town Street, 43215 | 1,000,000 | 2008 |
| Huntington Center | 41 South High Street, 43215 | 907,010 | 1983 |
| AEP Headquarters | 1 Riverside Plaza, 43215 | 813,639 | 1983 |
| Three Nationwide Plaza | 245 North High Street, 43215 | 690,977 | 1988 |
| The Borden Tower | 180 East Broad Street, 43215 | 655,000 | 1974 |
| 275 East Broad Street | 275 East Broad Street, 43215 | 638,473 | 1986 |
| Abbott Laboratories | 3300 Stelzer Road, 43219 | 539,504 | 1991 |
Most Recently-Built Office Buildings
in Columbus
| Office building | Address | Sqft | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Bank Gateway Center | 5555 Cleveland Avenue, 43231 | 212,000 | 2017 |
| The Pointe at Polaris - Phase I | 8940 Lyra Drive, 43240 | 105,000 | 2017 |
| 3075 Loyalty Circle | 3075 Loyalty Circle, 43219 | 241,493 | 2016 |
| 2900 Easton Square Place | 2900 Easton Square Place, 43219 | 215,000 | 2016 |
| 390/400 West Nationwide Blvd - Buggyworks | 400 West Nationwide Blvd, 43215 | 145,000 | 2016 |
| Grandview Yard - 1000 Yard Street | 1000 Yard Street, 43212 | 332,400 | 2015 |
| 3095 Loyalty Circle | 3095 Loyalty Circle, 43219 | 240,432 | 2015 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Faculty Office Building | 611 East Livingston Avenue, 43205 | 163,000 | 2015 |
| 250 High | 250 South High Street, 43215 | 153,000 | 2015 |
| 3700 South High Street | 3700 South High Street, 43207 | 139,667 | 2015 |
Columbus, OH Green Office Space
The most recent National Green Building Adoption Index survey for 2017 looked at 30 major markets in the U.S. and analyzed the adoption of energy efficient building standards. While Columbus did not make this year's cut, the city is making tremendous strides toward adopting LEED, Energy Star, and environmentally friendly construction standards for the area's office buildings.
One example of this focus is the Grandview Yard office - medical office building on 775 Yard Street in Columbus. Located in the Grandview Heights neighborhood, this 90,000-square- foot Class A office property was built in 2010, includes first floor retail space, and is the proud recipient of the highly-admired LEED Green Building certification.
Interestingly, the 2017 Survey found that, since 2005, the percentage of energy efficient certified office buildings in the U.S. as a whole has increased from under 5% to 38% by mid- 2017.
Columbus, OH's Top Office-Using Sectors
What was once a blue-collar manufacturing city has evolved into one of the strongest economies in the U.S., recently ranking among the top 10 in the country. A dynamic mix of business and industry including education & healthcare, financial services, government, and corporate headquarters all drive the demand for Columbus commercial real estate.
- Education & Healthcare – Both public and private universities and research facilities such as Ohio State University, the Battelle Memorial Institute, Siemens and Roxane Laboratories, and Columbus State Community College all require Class A white collar office space.
- Financial Services – Insurance, banking and financial services companies such as JP Morgan Chase and Huntington Bancshares call Columbus home and are among the top office-using sectors in the city.
- Government – As the capital of Ohio, government is the largest employment sector in the economy and one of the biggest creators of white collar office employment.
- Fortune 500 Headquarters – Nationwide Mutual Insurance, American Electric Power, L Brands, and Big Lots are all headquartered in Columbus.
Columbus Demographics
Population
- Total Population824,663
- Male Population(48.6 %) 400,807
- Female Population(51.4 %) 423,856
- Median Age32.00
Income/Financial
- Average Household Income$59,152
- Median Household Income$45,659
- Median Income Under 25$22,974
- Median Income 25-44$50,551
- Median Income 45-64$51,758
- Median Income Over 65$34,752
- Arena District Demographics
- Beaumont Demographics
- Brentnell Demographics
- Brewery District Demographics
- Brookside Colony Demographics
- Busch Demographics
- Christopher Woods Demographics
- Columbus City Center Demographics
- Cranbrook Demographics
- Crosswoods Demographics
- Cumberland Ridge Demographics
- Discovery District Demographics
- East Columbus City Demographics
- Eastland Demographics
- Easton Demographics
- Franklinton Demographics
- Greenbriar Farm Demographics
- Harrison West Demographics
- Marble Cliff Crossing - Quarries Demographics
- Market Exchange District Demographics
- Northern Woods Demographics
- Northwoods Demographics
- Old Town East Columbus Demographics
- Pocono Demographics
- Polaris Demographics
- River South Demographics
- Short North Demographics
- The Knolls Demographics
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