Columbus, OH Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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CRE Market Stats

Airport Commerce Park

2897 Johnstown Road, Port Columbus Airport, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$800.00 - $1,575.00/MO
Property

Industrial

36,825 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

2,914 SF
Year Built

1955
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Cascade I

130 East Wilson Bridge Road, Worthington, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$9.90 - $9.95/SF/YR
Property

Office

59,961 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

22,548 SF
Year Built

1977
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The Commons at Clark Hall

73-109 North Hamilton Road, Gahanna, OH
For Lease

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Property

Retail

22,790 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

3,867 SF
Year Built

2012
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0 Advance Avenue

0 Advance Ave., Millbrook, Columbus, OH
For Sale

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Property

Industrial

217,190 SF
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The View on Pavey Square

10 W Northwood Ave., Tuttle Park, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Retail

2,156 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,156 SF
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1776 S High Street

1752-1776 S High Street, Hungarian Village, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
Property

Retail

14,160 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

13,584 SF
Year Built

1930
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50 W 5th Ave

50 W 5th Ave, Dennison Place, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

15,971 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

1,200 SF
Year Built

1901
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840 Preston Ave

840 Preston Ave, West Campus, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$11.00/SF/YR
Property

Industrial

12,975 SF
Availability

1 Space

8,205 SF
Year Built

1970
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1840 Progress Avenue

1840 Progress Avenue, Millbrook, Columbus, OH
For Sale

$6,955,000
Property

Industrial

86,386 SF
Year Built

1966
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4830 Knightsbridge Blvd

4830 Knightsbridge Blvd, Olentangy Commons, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$15.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

35,746 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

12,912 SF
Year Built

1989
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2050 S. High St - The Fort

2050 S. High St., Steelton, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$13.95 - $17.95/SF/YR
Property

Office

67,203 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

21,236 SF
Year Built

1910
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Pentagon Medical Building

99 North Brice Road, East Columbus City, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Office

62,968 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

12,130 SF
Year Built

2005
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3045 E. Main Street and 730 Brookside Drive

3045 E Main St, Eastmoor, Columbus, OH
For Sale

$1,725,000
Property

Other

10,698 SF
Year Built

1955
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1110 Beecher Crossing N Ste C

1110 Beecher Crossing N, Gahanna, OH
For Sale

$695,000
Property

Office

3,016 SF
Year Built

2002
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Cascade V

250 East Wilson Bridge Road, Worthington, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$9.50 - $9.95/SF/YR
Property

Office

47,688 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

15,668 SF
Year Built

1979
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4001 Groves Road, Columbus, Ohio

4001 Groves Rd, Eastland, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Other
Availability

1 Space

4.57 Acre
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Georgesville Square

1585 Georgesville Square Drive, Holt - Alkire, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Retail

270,045 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

10,650 SF
Year Built

1996
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Northwoods I - Office Space for Lease in Columbus, OH

7965 N. High Street, Northwoods, Columbus, OH
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Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

12,007 SF
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203 E Main St

203 E Main St, Columbus City Center, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$24.00 - $28.00/SF/YR
Property

Retail

81,135 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

7,060 SF
Year Built

2019
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5000 Horizons Drive

5000 Horizons Drive, Tarrington Woods, Columbus, OH
For Sale

$3,200,000
Property

Office

12,356 SF
Year Built

1984
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Brewers Yard II

605 S Front Street, Brewery District, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$14.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

62,136 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,017 SF
Year Built

2000
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1720 Zollinger Rd, 8

1720 Zollinger Rd, 8, Upper Arlington, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$50.00/SF/YR
Property

Office

16,800 SF
Availability

1 Space

120 SF
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1st Floor; 7,872 SF

444 N Front St, Columbus City Center, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

7,872 SF
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Morse & Maize

1285 Morse Road, Clinton Estates, Columbus, OH
For Lease

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Property

Office

39,824 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,280 SF
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326 South High Street

326 South High Street, Columbus City Center, Columbus, OH
For Lease

$16.50/SF/YR
Property

Office

33,840 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

13,812 SF
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1305 Holly Ave

1305 Holly Ave, Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH
For Sale

$1,440,000
Property

Industrial

7,210 SF
Year Built

1946
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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 Columbus commercial real estate market incorporates 53,983,526 square feet of office space across 624 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 Columbus, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 9,418 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 Columbus commercial real estate market includes 29,879,478 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 Columbus market, there is a total of 84,279,348 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Columbus 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 Columbus is represented by Industrial space, which accounts for 4,073,074 square feet of available listings. Office space available in Columbus adds up to 3,827,968 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Columbus are in the Industrial 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 Columbus is $15.71 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 Columbus 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 $21.88 per square foot, industrial space in Columbus saw average rents of $10.55 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 Columbus, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Columbus is in the Franklinton neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Franklinton area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Columbus City Center submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Vasser Village.

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 $36.95 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Columbus was Retail space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $118,000,000 that is located at 911 John Street.

The average size of a commercial property in Columbus 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 Columbus, the average size of an office property is 97,093 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 101,978 square feet.
Industrial space in Columbus is in buildings that are, on average 202,109 square feet in size.

Columbus, OH Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Columbus currently add up to 893,015,215 square feet. The market offers 246 active office listing(s), which amount to 3,827,968 square feet and account for 50% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 1,807,361 square feet across 141 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Columbus amount to 4,073,074 square feet across a total of 83 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	246	3,827,968
Retail	141	1,807,361
Industrial	83	4,073,074
Other	17	883,306,811

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 Columbus, OH. Currently, there is 2,293,895 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 28 office building(s) for sale , 34 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 36 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	28	684,895
Retail	34	249,005
Industrial	36	1,073,947
Other	51	286,048

Columbus, OH Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Columbus, Ohio, offers many advantages to the business community, as well as top talent in search of employment opportunities. The city is home to Battelle Memorial Institute — the world’s largest private research and development foundation — in addition to Chemical Abstracts Service (the world’s largest source of chemical information), and one of the largest universities in the United States.

Companies such as Wendy’s, Big Lots, White Castle and Siemens drive the demand for commercial real estate properties here.

Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) handles public transportation within the city though its extensive fleet of buses. Inter-city bus service is provided by Greyhound, Miller Transportation, GoBus and Barons Bus Lines. The city is also serviced by John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Ohio State University Don Scott Airport and Bolton Field, as well as the Rickenbacker International Airport — a major cargo facility in Franklin County.

Columbus, OH Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Airport Commerce Park

Cascade I

The Commons at Clark Hall

0 Advance Avenue

The View on Pavey Square

1776 S High Street

50 W 5th Ave

840 Preston Ave

1840 Progress Avenue

4830 Knightsbridge Blvd

2050 S. High St - The Fort

Pentagon Medical Building

3045 E. Main Street and 730 Brookside Drive

1110 Beecher Crossing N Ste C

Cascade V

4001 Groves Road, Columbus, Ohio

Georgesville Square

Northwoods I - Office Space for Lease in Columbus, OH

203 E Main St

5000 Horizons Drive

Brewers Yard II

1720 Zollinger Rd, 8

1st Floor; 7,872 SF

Morse & Maize

326 South High Street

1305 Holly Ave

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