Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 843 listings of Boston commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

Federal Street
Regus
101 Federal Street Suite 1900, Boston, MA
Services

Virtual Office

Open Workspace

Private Office

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

24/7 security

Access to global network

Business lounge

Cleaning services

Complimentary coffee & tea

High-speed internet

High-speed wifi

Kitchen

Mail services

Money-back guarantee
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825 Dorchester Avenue

825 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Boston, MA
For Sale

Subject To Offer
Property

Multi-Family

4,400 SF
Year Built

1930
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Old Hancock Building

200 Berkeley Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA
For Lease

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Property

Office

762,572 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

40,003 SF
Year Built

1947
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One Post Office Square

1 Post Office Square, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

1,082,000 SF
Availability

12 Spaces

257,809 SF
Year Built

2023
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Linden Business Center

20 Linden Street, Allston - Brighton, Boston, MA
For Lease

$30.00 - $35.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

50,250 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

14,782 SF
Year Built

1926
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281 Summer Street

273 Summer Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

150,361 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

47,185 SF
Year Built

1904
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262 Washington Street

262 Washington Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
For Lease

$38.00 - $42.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

36,865 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,380 SF
Year Built

1908
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100 Federal Street

100 Federal Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

1,247,849 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

146,493 SF
Year Built

1971
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912 Beacon Street

912 Beacon Street, Fenway - Kenmore, Boston, MA
For Lease

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Property

Retail

1,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
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225 Friend Street

225 Friend Street, West End Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

59,815 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

8,023 SF
Year Built

1905
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311 Summer Street

311 Summer Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

60,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

42,442 SF
Year Built

1911
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One Liberty Square

1 Liberty Square, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

157,467 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,168 SF
Year Built

1926
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47 Winter Street

47 Winter Street , Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
For Lease

$30.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

18,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,000 SF
Year Built

1899
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234 Congress Street

234 Congress Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
For Lease

$39.00 - $41.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

33,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

8,058 SF
Year Built

1891
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88 Black Falcon Avenue

88 Black Falcon Avenue, South Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Industrial

376,675 SF
Availability

1 Space

15,948 SF
Year Built

1920
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312-320 Summer Street

320 Summer Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

101,821 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

75,842 SF
Year Built

2011
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85 Devonshire Street & 262 Washington Street

85 Devonshire Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

92,473 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,221 SF
Year Built

1909
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15 Court Square

15 Court Square, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

98,566 SF
Availability

11 Spaces

40,142 SF
Year Built

1922
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Brighton #0001
Staples Studio
1660 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA
Services

Open Workspace

Meeting Room

Dedicated Desk
Amenities

Access to global network

Complimentary coffee & tea

Epson smart board

High-speed wifi

Parking

Printer

Privacy booths

TV/Monitor

Videoconferencing
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10 Post Office Square

10 Post Office Square, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

451,947 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,286 SF
Year Built

1920
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One Milk Street

1 Milk Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
For Lease

$54.00 - $56.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

35,722 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

21,967 SF
Year Built

1874
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121 Mount Vernon Street

121 Mount Vernon Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

22,926 SF
Availability

1 Space

508 SF
Year Built

1807
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One Washington

1 Washington Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

161,173 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

16,207 SF
Year Built

1971
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374 Congress Street

374 Congress Street, South Boston, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

96,236 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

21,093 SF
Year Built

1905
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200 State Street

200 State Street, Downtown - Financial District, Boston, MA
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Property

Office

320,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,697 SF
Year Built

1984
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690 American Legion Highway

690 American Legion Highway, Roslindale, Boston, MA
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Property

Retail

3,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,000 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Boston commercial real estate market incorporates 132,193,869 square feet of office space across 609 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis. In Boston, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 47,405 square feet.

Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Boston commercial real estate market includes 6,036,883 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.

Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Boston market, there is a total of 8,075,306 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Boston incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Boston is represented by Office space, which accounts for 7,629,605 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Boston adds up to 585,541 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Boston are in the Office category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Boston is $42.19 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Boston can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Boston, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Boston is in the Downtown - Financial District neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown - Financial District area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Back Bay submarket.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $77 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Boston was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $148,000,000 that is located at 535 Boylston Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Boston depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Boston, the average size of an office property is 230,705 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 55,897 square feet.
Industrial space in Boston is in buildings that are, on average 171,815 square feet in size.

Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Boston currently add up to 9,049,524 square feet. The market offers 260 active office listing(s), which amount to 7,629,605 square feet and account for 70% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 460,005 square feet across 88 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Boston amount to 585,541 square feet across a total of 16 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	260	7,629,605
Retail	88	460,005
Industrial	16	585,541
Other	5	374,373

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Boston, MA. Currently, there is 235,700 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 7 office building(s) for sale , 3 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 1 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	7	144,080
Retail	3	20,840
Industrial	1	10,200
Other	14	60,580

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Boston has a robust and diverse economy, aided by its role as an important medical, biotech and financial hub in the region, as well as its position as a major East Coast seaport and one of the largest industrial and fishing ports in the world.

A global pioneer in life sciences research, Boston benefits from an impressive talent pool, thanks to its proximity to major colleges and research facilities. Besides providing a welcoming place for more than 5,000 startups, the city also hosts an assortment of high-profile sportswear and athletics manufacturers — including New Balance, Converse, Puma and Reebok — which drive demand for commercial real estate properties in Boston.

Public transit in Boston is handled by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), which operates an underground rapid transit system, buses and commuter rail networks, as well as water shuttles. The city also has four Amtrak-serviced, inter-city rail stations, as well as access to Logan International Airport and several general aviation airports, including Beverly Municipal Airport, Hanscom Field and Norwood Memorial Airport.

Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Federal Street

825 Dorchester Avenue

Old Hancock Building

One Post Office Square

Linden Business Center

281 Summer Street

262 Washington Street

100 Federal Street

912 Beacon Street

225 Friend Street

311 Summer Street

One Liberty Square

47 Winter Street

234 Congress Street

88 Black Falcon Avenue

312-320 Summer Street

85 Devonshire Street & 262 Washington Street

15 Court Square

Brighton #0001

10 Post Office Square

One Milk Street

121 Mount Vernon Street

One Washington

374 Congress Street

200 State Street

690 American Legion Highway

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Boston, MA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

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Boston, MA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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