Colliers Report: Columbia Office Market Q3 2025

Colliers | South Carolina Market Report

Columbia office rent growth accelerating behind consistent demand

Market Highlights

Healthy demand for office space in Columbia has propelled rent growth to levels comparable with Greenville and Charleston over the past year, fueled by post-COVID expansion activity and state agencies reassessing their space requirements. Class A leases are consistently closing at premiums of 10% year-over-year and approximately 25% above pre-Covid benchmarks, approaching $30/square foot in the resurgent CBD.

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Key Takeaways

• The Columbia market’s year-over-year job growth ranked fifth nationally through August at 2.7%
• Steady, strong demand continues to push rents higher with no new inventory likely to impact the market
• Anticipated Q4 move-outs unlikely to meaningfully blunt the market’s broader momentum

About Colliers

Colliers | South Carolina is the largest full-service commercial real estate firm in South Carolina with 66 licensed real estate professionals covering the state with locations in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Colliers is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is the largest manager of commercial real estate properties in South Carolina with a portfolio of over 26 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers’ staff hold the most professional designations of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s partner, LCK, provides project management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina.

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