Washington DC Commercial Properties for Sale

There was a time when commercial property in Washington DC was very narrowly defined. A store was just a store, a factory warehouse was only that. Those days are gone. Sit in on a commercial planning meeting with city officials, architects and developers and you'll hear terms like holistic, synergy and cross-purposing. The nation's capital has gone through some rough patches since the 1960s and 70s, and it's not going back. The district is well into a longterm growth phase and at its core is a belief that commercial success is not the result of any one business sector, but the act of combining revenue streams that promote each other.

Commercial Listings for Sale in DC, MD and VA

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2000 Massachusetts Ave Nw, WASHINGTON

$29,950,000

2000 Massachusetts Ave Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 23,600 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2095302

9469 Hawkins Dr, MANASSAS

$16,900,000

9469 Hawkins Dr, MANASSAS

0 Beds 0 Baths 10,200 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAPW2005726

700 Monroe St Ne, WASHINGTON

$16,000,000

↓ $2,000,000

700 Monroe St Ne, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 27,548 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2019030

BROOKLAND

815-817 Kennedy St Nw, WASHINGTON

$13,500,000

815-817 Kennedy St Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 17,562 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2095530

5001 Backlick Rd, ANNANDALE

$13,500,000

5001 Backlick Rd, ANNANDALE

0 Beds 0 Baths 5,444 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAFX2120992

1916 15th St Se, WASHINGTON

$12,000,000

1916 15th St Se, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 27,400 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2093628

2715 N St Nw, WASHINGTON

$11,990,000

2715 N St Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 11,652 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2038372

11318 & 11350 Industrial Rd, MANASSAS

$11,937,270

11318 & 11350 Industrial Rd, MANASSAS

0 Beds 0 Baths 12,000 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAPW2027790

2405 22nd St Ne, WASHINGTON

$11,000,000

2405 22nd St Ne, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 3,432 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2072552

WOODRIDGE

8233 Old Courthouse Rd, VIENNA

$11,000,000

8233 Old Courthouse Rd, VIENNA

0 Beds 0 Baths 32,425 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAFX2066818

5301 Connecticut Ave Nw, WASHINGTON

$10,500,000

5301 Connecticut Ave Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 14,000 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2086380

5912 13th St Nw, WASHINGTON

$10,500,000

5912 13th St Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 42,885 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2073186

1201 N Quinn St, ARLINGTON

$10,100,000

↑ $100,000

1201 N Quinn St, ARLINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 12,411 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAAR168154

RADNOR - FORT MYER HEIGHTS

New
4399-a Henninger Ct #b, CHANTILLY

$10,000,000

4399-a Henninger Ct #b, CHANTILLY

0 Beds 0 Baths 20,360 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAFX2131042

1318 9th St Nw, WASHINGTON

$10,000,000

1318 9th St Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 5,911 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2087110

OLD CITY #2

11326 Leesburg Pike, HERNDON

$10,000,000

↑ $2,000,000

11326 Leesburg Pike, HERNDON

0 Beds 0 Baths 21,000 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAFX1156028

6540 Trading Sq, HAYMARKET

$9,000,000

6540 Trading Sq, HAYMARKET

0 Beds 0 Baths 12,028 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAPW2039396

16905,16911,16915 & 16921 Richmond Hwy, DUMFRIES

$8,800,000

16905,16911,16915 & 16921 Richmond Hwy, DUMFRIES

0 Beds 0 Baths 0 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAPW2032536

10199 Dean Dr, MANASSAS

$8,000,000

10199 Dean Dr, MANASSAS

0 Beds 0 Baths 31,847 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAMN2002202

1072 Thomas Jefferson St Nw #conv-a, WASHINGTON

$7,950,000

↑ $450,000

1072 Thomas Jefferson St Nw #conv-a, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 6,970 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # DCDC2045166

GEORGETOWN

1072 Thomas Jefferson St Nw, WASHINGTON

$7,950,000

↑ $450,000

1072 Thomas Jefferson St Nw, WASHINGTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 7,997 SqFt Multi-Family MLS® # DCDC2043752

GEORGETOWN

2901 Hamilton St, HYATTSVILLE

$7,900,000

2901 Hamilton St, HYATTSVILLE

0 Beds 0 Baths 47,916 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # MDPG2049654

6121 Lincolnia Rd, ALEXANDRIA

$7,700,000

↓ $500,000

6121 Lincolnia Rd, ALEXANDRIA

0 Beds 0 Baths 36,079 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAAX2022696

1806 Robert Fulton Dr, RESTON

$7,500,000

↓ $2,474,090

1806 Robert Fulton Dr, RESTON

0 Beds 0 Baths 38,510 SqFt Commercial Sale MLS® # VAFX2039988

Not all buyers want to hear about synergistic models. Sometimes you just want to buy a warehouse for storage, or find an empty storefront and open a little neighborhood coffee shop. It’s worth noting however that Washington DC and its commercial properties have been around for a few hundred years now and the district’s boundaries are not moving. The real estate market is rebounding and inventory is shrinking. This wasn’t the case just twenty years ago when so many neighborhoods were experiencing urban blight and it may not have even been the case five years ago. Times are changing though, gentrification has taken hold, competition for business is up and the latest commercial trends are in multifamily, retail, office space and amenities.

Washington DC is still a compilation of neighborhoods and their unique economies. Commercial properties are often dependent on the varying footprints. Residential neighborhoods like Crestwood or Foxhall Village have little use for commercial ventures while urban areas like the U-Street Corridor and Penn Quarter are all about melding work, living and entertainment. Lenders may not seem especially eager to invest in some of the more economically challenged neighborhoods in Wards 7 and 8 but there are also incentives and support that can be garnered through business improvement initiatives and local leaders who are looking to grow their community.

At the end of the day, the market for commercial properties in Washington DC is stable and healthy, even with a tighter inventory. Sometimes it simply means looking a little harder or casting a wider net. Sometimes it means being imaginative. When it became evident that there weren’t as many former factory buildings in DC as in other cities, developers began turning vacant schools into trendy condos. Ultimately, a commercial property is what you wish to make of it. But if you finally manage to purchase that long vacant storefront and turn it into a corner coffee shop, don’t forget about the dusty storage rooms on the second floor – they might make great lofts.




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