Q4 2025 | CHARLESTON, SC
CHARLESTON OFFICE MARKET REPORT
Q4 MARKET SNAPSHOT
15,670,537 SF Inventory
9.2%
Vacancy
Q4 HIGHLIGHTS & TRENDS • THE “FLIGHT TO QUALITY” REMAINS THE DOMINANT THEME, AS TENANTS CONTINUE PRIORTIZING NEWER, AMENITY-RICH PRODUCT WHILE OLDER BUILDINGS FACE LONGER LEASE-UP PERIODS. • VACANCY HAS COMPRESSED FURTHER TO APPROXIMATELY 9.2%, SUPPORTED BY LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVED ABSORPTION.
$31.59 SF
• MARKET ASKING RENTS CONTINUED GROWTH IN Q4, INCREASING APPROXIMATELY 4.5%, YEAR-OVER-YEAR, LED BY CLASS A AND NEWER SUBURBAN PRODUCT.
65,000 SF
Construction
• CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TO PICK UP, WITH THE CURRENT LOW SUPPLY AND TIGHTENING AVAILABILITY ACROSS KEY SUBMARKETS.
60,423 SF
• OFFICE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY PICKED UP IN LATE 2025, SIGNALING RENEWED INVESTOR CONFIDENCE AS PRICING STABILIZES AND VALUE-ADD OPPORTUNITIES REEMERGE.
Asking Rents
YTD Deliveries
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