Houston never stopped building, and 2026 is the year tenants collect on it. Our own catalogue carries 658 private offices across 93 business centres — 1,216 listed units once coworking desks, meeting rooms and business addresses are counted. Every figure below is an asking price quoted by an owner or operator, not a survey estimate.
What office space costs in Houston
Asking rents run from $1.16 to $6.97 per ft² a month, typically around $2.76. A typical unit is about 775 ft² and rents for roughly $2,740 a month. The monthly spread is enormous: $125 for a 54 ft² fitted room at Pennzoil Place on 700 Milam, up to $197,235 for a 94,356 ft² block on Broadfield Boulevard. Against the coastal CBDs the gap is dramatic — a Houston floor at $2.76 per ft² costs roughly half of what a comparable Manhattan floor commands, and Texas adds no state income tax on top.
Why the rate per ft² varies so much
Three variables move the number. Unit size: the 126 rooms under 300 ft² are priced per room with internet, cleaning and reception bundled, so their per-ft² rate reads high while the monthly total stays small. Building class: refurbished Class A towers on Post Oak Boulevard and Louisiana Street ask $3.10–$6.32, while well-run 1980s stock on the North Loop and the Northwest Freeway sits at $2.25–$2.69 for the same glass, parking and security. Service level: a shell leaves fit-out, utilities and furniture to you; a serviced suite includes all three.
Average rent by submarket
Read by submarket, the catalogue gives a usable class proxy. Downtown (77002) asks $1.75–$6.97, typically $3.39 across 72 suites in 10 buildings. Uptown and the Galleria — 18 buildings, 129 suites — run $1.16–$6.65, typically $2.74. Greenway Plaza and River Oaks: $1.66–$5.24, typically $2.61. Westchase: $1.16–$5.15, typically $3.31. The Energy Corridor and Katy: $2.09–$4.94, typically $2.67. Northwest Houston is the value end at $2.24–$5.15, typically $2.60.
What a tenant actually gets in 2026
Depth of supply is the leverage. Sixteen buildings in our listing carry ten or more available suites at once, which keeps landlords negotiating instead of holding out for a headline rate. 138 private offices are quoted under $1,000 a month and 254 under $2,000 — small-suite availability most large US markets have lost. Concessions follow: free months on three-year terms, turnkey fit-outs in the commodity towers, month-to-month serviced suites for teams that cannot forecast headcount.
Serviced formats price on a separate scale: a coworking desk is $385 a month, a meeting room books from $120, a business address with mail handling starts at $110. Filter the Houston office listings by price, size or submarket — viewings are free and tenants pay us no fee.