Richmond Commercial Real Estate Market

Richmond CRE market data: 90 buildings, 29,098,300 SF of inventory, Industrial vacancy 13.3% and average asking rent $10.23/SF. Browse 90 live listings.

90Buildings tracked
29,098,300 SFInventory
6,321,682Population
1.2%Employment growth
90Live listings
10Submarkets

Richmond fundamentals by property type

Property typeBuildingsInventory SFVacancyAvg asking rentRent YoYAvg cap rateAvg $/SF
Industrial129,952,20013.3%$10.231.3%5.41%$404
Office349,436,20029.1%$24.233.1%6.97%$439
Multi-Family238,017,9006.0%$22.35-0.7%5.51%$246
Retail8764,60013.4%$38.152.9%6.61%$244
Flex6725,4005.0%$16.673.2%7.57%$342
Medical125,20015.5%$27.413.7%5.82%$207

Vacancy, asking rent and cap-rate series are maintained per market and property type and re-cut nightly. Full 12-quarter history, absorption and construction pipeline are in the RealStar.

Featured Richmond listings

Summit PlazaRichmond, VA · Industrial · Class B517,300 SF available$9.95 – $12.11/SF/yr NNN
775 Cox RdRichmond, VA · Multi-Family · Class B31,000 SF availableRate on request
97 W Broad StRichmond, VA · Flex · Class A4,300 SF available$17.10 – $20.82/SF/yr NNN
Century GatewayGlen Allen, VA · Retail · Class C6,800 SF available$34.98 – $42.58/SF/yr NNN

90 commercial properties are tracked in Richmond, representing 29,098,300 SF of rentable building area, of which 4,712,000 SF is currently marketed as available.

Asking rents average $25.07 per square foot per year, the median marketed suite is 20,000 SF, and listings have been on market a median of 425 days.

The stock splits 34 Class A, 35 Class B, 21 Class C, with construction dates from 1906 to 2024 (median 1971).

The most concentrated submarkets are Chesterfield (14), Scott's Addition (11), Midlothian (10), Shockoe Slip (10), Richmond CBD (9).

Richmond cities

Richmond submarkets

Richmond space by property type

Nearby markets

Market fundamentals are RealStarGlobal analytics derived from tracked inventory. Transaction and news signals come from the Acquirepad CRE feed. Registry, assessor and GIS provenance for every jurisdiction is documented in the data sourcing plan.

Frequently asked questions

How large is the Richmond commercial real estate market?

RealStarGlobal tracks 90 buildings totalling 29,098,300 SF across 6 property types in Richmond.

What is the vacancy rate in Richmond?

Industrial 13.3%; Office 29.1%; Multi-Family 6.0%; Retail 13.4%; Flex 5.0%; Medical 15.5%.

What are asking rents in Richmond?

Industrial $10.23/SF/yr (1.3% YoY); Office $24.23/SF/yr (3.1% YoY); Multi-Family $22.35/SF/yr (-0.7% YoY); Retail $38.15/SF/yr (2.9% YoY); Flex $16.67/SF/yr (3.2% YoY); Medical $27.41/SF/yr (3.7% YoY).

What cap rates are assets trading at in Richmond?

Industrial 5.41% at $404/SF; Office 6.97% at $439/SF; Multi-Family 5.51% at $246/SF; Retail 6.61% at $244/SF; Flex 7.57% at $342/SF; Medical 5.82% at $207/SF.

What are the submarkets of Richmond?

Chesterfield, Innsbrook, Mechanicsville, Midlothian, Richmond CBD, Scott's Addition, Shockoe Slip, Short Pump, Southside, West End.

How many people live in the Richmond market?

The Richmond market has a population of 6,321,682 with employment growth of 1.2% year over year.

How do I get Richmond lease and sale comparables?

Lease comps, sale comps, tenant rosters, loan maturities and owner records for Richmond are in the RealStar, and available programmatically through the MCP server.