Charleston’s office market: big move-ins outpace move-outs in 2025
- Charleston’s office market has demonstrated notable resilience over the past eight years, posting positive absorption in seven of those years — even during the pandemic. The negative absorption recorded in 2023 was largely a readjustment following 2022, which marked one of the strongest absorption years on record.
- As of Q3 2025, Charleston has posted 247,000 square feet of positive absorption — a 1,047.5% increase from 2024 — driven by a wave of larger lease commitments as tenant confidence strengthens and companies advance their return-to-office strategies.
- The North Charleston submarket has recorded the highest level of positive absorption year to date, supported by rental rates and availability that remain more favorable than those in competing submarkets.
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