Raleigh, NC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 821 listings of Raleigh commercial real estate for lease and for sale to find the best space for your business.

3211 Bramer Dr

3211 Bramer Dr, Pinecrest, Raleigh, NC
For Sale

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Property

Flex Space

23,624 SF
Year Built

1969
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111 West Hargett Street

111 West Hargett Street, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$33.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

32,023 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

30,681 SF
Year Built

1951
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Raleigh Medical Center

3100 Duraleigh Road, Bentley Ridge, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$31.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

89,089 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

1,285 SF
Year Built

1989
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Raleigh Building

5 West Hargett Street, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Office

54,717 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

2,175 SF
Year Built

1928
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701 Mutual Court

701 Mutual Court, Sagewood, Raleigh, NC
For Sale

$3,150,000
Property

Office

8,520 SF
Year Built

2016
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Waters Edge Office Park

4915 & 4917 Waters Edge Drive, Athens Grove, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$242.00 - $10,848.00/MO
Property

Office

44,757 SF
Availability

7 Spaces

14,554 SF
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Greenfield 27

Greenfield 27, Auburn, Garner, NC
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Property

Industrial

160,380 SF
Availability

1 Space

160,380 SF
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The Junction at Five Points

1501 Sunrise Avenue, Georgetown, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$10.50 - $12.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

35,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,877 SF
Year Built

1954
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Atlantic Business Park

4401-4501 Atlantic Avenue, Wako Heights, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$23.95/SF/YR
Property

Office

115,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

114,995 SF
Year Built

1999
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5811 Glenwood Ave.

5811 Glenwood Ave., Glen Forest, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Office

29,600 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

21,359 SF
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Situs I

1130 Situs Court, Lakeview, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$26.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

59,255 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

28,360 SF
Year Built

1996
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2728 Capital Blvd

2728 Capital Blvd, Broadlands, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Industrial

447,271 SF
Availability

1 Space

140,000 SF
Year Built

1953
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Cornerstone

3091 Business Park Drive, Riverview, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Industrial

80,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

80,000 SF
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Merritt Midway, Building 1

520 Hinton Pond Road, Lewis Farm, Knightdale, NC
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Property

Industrial

84,700 SF
Availability

1 Space

30,977 SF
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8629 Glenwood Avenue

8629 Glenwood Avenue, Townes at Umstead, Raleigh, NC
For Sale

$1,850,000
Property

VacantLand
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5112 Departure Drive

5112 Departure Drive, Pepperdyne, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$3,200.00/MO
Property

Office

7,100 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,900 SF
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Six Forks Center - 4700 Homewood Court

4700 Homewood Court, Northglen, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$29.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

55,722 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,738 SF
Year Built

1983
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Charter Square

555 Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$38.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

243,106 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

12,245 SF
Year Built

2015
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Falls River Professional Center

10931 Raven Ridge Road, Ravens Ridge, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$19.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

31,964 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,762 SF
Year Built

2001
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Briggs Hardware Building

220 Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

27,745 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

8,763 SF
Year Built

1874
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8300 Health Park

8300 Health Park, Windsor Woods, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$31.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

185,000 SF
Availability

13 Spaces

49,468 SF
Year Built

2005
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227 Fayetteville Street

227 Fayetteville Street, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Office

104,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

22,099 SF
Year Built

1964
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5832 Lease Lane

5832 Lease Ln, Glenwood Crossing, Raleigh, NC
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Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

14,640 SF
Year Built

1980
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Wade V

5438 Wade Park Boulevard, Trinity Park, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$35.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

210,630 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

69,048 SF
Year Built

2020
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Powerhouse Square

116 N. West Street, Suite 240, Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
For Lease

$31.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

29,261 SF
Availability

1 Space

815 SF
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Merritt Midway, Building 3

540 Hinton Pond Road, Lewis Farm, Knightdale, NC
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Property

Industrial

55,000 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 Raleigh commercial real estate market incorporates 46,129,082 square feet of office space across 451 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 Raleigh, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 19,632 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 Raleigh commercial real estate market includes 20,293,974 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 Raleigh market, there is a total of 339,357,451 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Raleigh 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 Raleigh is represented by Office space, which accounts for 6,355,759 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Raleigh adds up to 1,921,550 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Raleigh 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 Raleigh is $29.07 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 Raleigh 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. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $29.2 per square foot, industrial space in Raleigh saw average rents of $14.39 per square foot.

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 Raleigh, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Raleigh is in the Downtown Raleigh neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Raleigh area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Brook Forest submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Auburn.

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 $37 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Raleigh was Retail space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $158,000,000 that is located at 1 Glenwood Avenue.

The average size of a commercial property in Raleigh 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 Raleigh, the average size of an office property is 103,661 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 119,376 square feet.
Industrial space in Raleigh is in buildings that are, on average 2,781,618 square feet in size.

Raleigh, NC Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Raleigh currently add up to 11,021,368 square feet. The market offers 195 active office listing(s), which amount to 6,355,759 square feet and account for 64% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 731,459 square feet across 49 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Raleigh amount to 1,921,550 square feet across a total of 47 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	195	6,355,759
Retail	49	731,459
Industrial	47	1,921,550
Other	12	2,012,600

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 Raleigh, NC. Currently, there is 486,468 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 11 office building(s) for sale , 6 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 8 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	11	156,418
Retail	6	108,627
Industrial	8	135,455
Other	26	85,968

Raleigh, NC Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

As the “City of Oaks,” Raleigh is the capital and second-largest city in North Carolina. The city is well-known for being part of the Research Triangle, which features the world-class universities of North Carolina State, Duke, North Carolina Central and North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The region is also a hub for tech and biotech research and development, and continues to grow in other industries, as well. Raleigh was also one of the first planned cities in the U.S. and is still one of the fastest-growing cities in the county.

Raleigh, NC Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

3211 Bramer Dr

111 West Hargett Street

Raleigh Medical Center

Raleigh Building

701 Mutual Court

Waters Edge Office Park

Greenfield 27

The Junction at Five Points

Atlantic Business Park

5811 Glenwood Ave.

Situs I

2728 Capital Blvd

Cornerstone

Merritt Midway, Building 1

8629 Glenwood Avenue

5112 Departure Drive

Six Forks Center - 4700 Homewood Court

Charter Square

Falls River Professional Center

Briggs Hardware Building

8300 Health Park

227 Fayetteville Street

5832 Lease Lane

Wade V

Powerhouse Square

Merritt Midway, Building 3

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Raleigh, NC Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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