Houston, TX Office Spaces for Rent

Find your best Houston, TX office space among 5,715 for rent listings, which average an asking price of $26.85 per square foot.

Office Market FAQs

Main Street Office Building

6300 N Main St, Greater Heights, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$27.50/SF/YR
6 spaces available / 224 - 1,392 SF
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Switchyards - 2901 South Shepherd Drive

2901 South Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX
Space Type

Meeting Rooms
For Lease

Contact for pricing
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For Lease | Office Space Available on the East Freeway

12605 East Freeway, Northshore, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease Contact for pricing

1 space available / 19,907 SF
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Memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Plaza 4

7789 Southwest Fwy, Sharpstown, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$27.00/SF/YR
7 spaces available / 1,392 - 4,927 SF
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6501 Chimney Rock Rd

6501 Chimney Rock Rd, Gulfton, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease Contact for pricing

2 spaces available / 2,500 SF
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1300 North Sam Houston Pkwy East

1300 North Sam Houston Pkwy East, Aldine, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$333.50 - $488.67/MO
2 spaces available / 3,335 - 5,331 SF
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Office In America - 6464 Savoy Drive

6464 Savoy Drive 12th Floor, Houston, TX
Space Type

Private Offices
For Lease

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Lang Business Park

3520 - 3530 Lang Rd, Langwood, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease

$0.96/SF/YR
3 spaces available / 3,750 - 8,750 SF
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Westfield Business Center

2020 FM 1960, Taylor Acres, Houston, TX
Space Type

Office
For Lease Contact for pricing

2 spaces available / 2,700 - 5,000 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

In Houston, office spaces range from smaller units to larger options. On average, office spaces in this area tend to be about 7,398 square feet. However, the largest listings can go up to 212,859 square feet for an individual listing. This can give you a good starting point to compare with your needs.
In Houston, 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 58.95% of all listings in the city.
- Second-Most Common Office Type
  The second-most common office space type listed here is Medical Office, accounting for 7.14% 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 Strip Retail, with only 1 listing currently available.
You can find a total of 5,715 listings for lease in Houston, which add up to a total of 41.2 million square feet. Out of these listings, 803 are sublease listings, with the highest concentration of sublease listings being located in Westwood
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 15.84% of office properties in this city and incorporate a total of 24,583,088 square feet. Additionally, about 7.8% of office space in Houston is in buildings that have been renovated at least once since 2000.

Houston, TX Office Space for Rent

Office inventory

According to our listing data, Houston's office market contains 202M square feet of space as of 2026. This makes it the 33rd largest office market in the U.S.

Houston Office Market Breakdown by Building Size
Building Size Range	Total Square Feet
50k to 100k Sq. Ft.	28.5M Sq. Ft.
100k to 500k Sq. Ft.	102.2M Sq. Ft.
500k to 1M Sq. Ft.	29.1M Sq. Ft.
> 1M Sq. Ft.	29.5M 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 102.2M square feet.

Average Rent for Office Spaces

The average rent for office space in Houston is $20 per square foot. However, you can find rental rates as low as $7 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 $33 per square foot among local listings currently available for lease.

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

Office Spaces Classes

The office space market in Houston incorporates a mix of properties of various ages, ratings, construction grades, and other quality indicators. 49.98% of total office listings in this city are in properties rated Class A. Class B accounts for 44.18% of traditional work spaces listed on the leasing market. Class C makes up 2.09% of such listings in Houston. This data is current as of 2026.

Houston Office Market Breakdown by Building Class
Class	Total Square Feet	Share of Total Office
A+	7.6M	3.74%
A	101M	49.98%
B	89.2M	44.18%
C	4.2M	2.09%

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, Houston office space rated Class A asks an average of $20.72 per square foot. Class B space in Houston costs $19.89 per square foot, on average. Listings of available space in Class C buildings asked an average of $15.1 per square foot.

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 Houston, the greatest concentration of lease opportunities is in Uptown Houston, Downtown Houston and Sharpstown.

Office Classes in Houston, Texas Neighborhoods

Downtown Houston

Uptown Houston

Greenway - Upper Kirby

Class A+/A
Class B
Class C

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

Houston, TX Office Market Overview

Houston ranks among the nation’s top 10 office markets by size, with more than 212 million square feet of net rentable area, according to economic highlights analyses published by the Greater Houston Partnership. The fluid environment of the local market has traditionally meant that Houston office space for rent was available at highly favorable terms. Moreover, the Houston metropolitan statistical area is home to a notoriously diverse workforce, a factor that has repeatedly ensured solid economic recovery following any downturn.

Under normal conditions, the Houston Airport system operates flights connecting the region to hundreds of domestic and international destinations and serves more than 50 million passengers per year. In fact, Houston is the only U.S. municipality besides New York City to have two international airports. Plus, the Texas city’s high degree of cultural diversity has sustained a highly diverse mix of amenities. As a result, this consistently attracts new residents and businesses alike from all regions of the U.S., as well as internationally — so much so that, between 2018 and 2019, Houston saw the third-largest population growth rate in the country. Moreover, with acclaimed education institutions such a Rice University and the University of Houston system, top talent in various essential economic sectors abounds in the region.

Houston, TX in the news

Top 25 U.S. Metros for Life Sciences: Boston, San Francisco & New York Lead the Way

Houston earned a place among the top 15 metros for life sciences in the U.S., with its best performing metrics including the presence of the industry in the local economy and in the real estate market.

Portfolio Deals Take the Podium for the Most Expensive Office Sales of 2023

Offering nearly 500,000 square feet of Houston office space, the Noble Energy Center II sold for more than $100 million in 2023, marking one of the largest office sales of the year in the U.S.

From Superstars to Rising Stars, Here Are the South’s Best Metros for Tech

Among the best metros for tech in the Southern U.S. region, Houston emerged as the leader in terms of the drive of innovation. Specifically, inventors here earned more than 9,000 patents by the close of 2022.

Top 20 Best Cities for Gen Z: Atlanta, Minneapolis & Boston Steal the Spotlight

Houston boasted the second highest concentration of recreational establishments, behind only New York. By contrast, the Texan city had the lowest number of parks per 100,000 residents within the top 20, proving a serious drag on its overall performance.

Expert Insights: Christine Mastandrea Discusses Texas Commercial Real Estate

For our latest expert interview, we discussed the Texas commercial real estate market (Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio) with Christine Mastandrea, adjunct professor in management – real estate at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.

Houston, TX Office Spaces for Rent

Main Street Office Building

Switchyards - 2901 South Shepherd Drive

For Lease | Office Space Available on the East Freeway

Memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Plaza 4

6501 Chimney Rock Rd

1300 North Sam Houston Pkwy East

Office In America - 6464 Savoy Drive

Lang Business Park

Westfield Business Center