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Office space in Boston

Boston ranks among the US’s most mature office markets, with concentrated strength in life sciences, technology, and professional services. The city centre, Back Bay, and Cambridge offer distinct market segments from premium corporate space to lab facilities.
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Office spaces in Boston

A selection of the best workspaces in Boston
  • From $339/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 90 Canal Street Boston

90 Canal Street, Boston

90 Canal Street,West End, 4th Floor
  • From $309/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 101 Arch Street Boston

101 Arch Street, Boston

101 Arch Street,8th Floor
  • From $429/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 10 Post Office Square Boston

10 Post Office Square, Boston

10 Post Office Square,6th and 8th floor
  • From $339/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 90 Canal Street Boston

90 Canal Street, Boston

90 Canal Street,West End, 4th Floor
  • From $309/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 101 Arch Street Boston

101 Arch Street, Boston

101 Arch Street,8th Floor
  • From $429/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 10 Post Office Square Boston

10 Post Office Square, Boston

10 Post Office Square,6th and 8th floor

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Featured

Office spaces in Boston

A selection of the best workspaces in Boston
  • From $339/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 90 Canal Street Boston

90 Canal Street, Boston

90 Canal Street,West End, 4th Floor
  • From $309/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 101 Arch Street Boston

101 Arch Street, Boston

101 Arch Street,8th Floor
  • From $429/Per Desk/ Month
Regus (IWG) 10 Post Office Square Boston

10 Post Office Square, Boston

10 Post Office Square,6th and 8th floor

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market overview

Innovation hub and research powerhouse

Boston anchors the Northeast’s innovation economy, driven by world-leading institutions including MIT and Harvard, alongside major employers in life sciences, technology, and professional services. The city’s biopharmaceutical cluster is one of North America’s strongest, supported by venture capital and research partnerships that drive consistent investment in office and laboratory space.

The office market spans distinct submarkets. Downtown Boston and the Financial District attract corporate headquarters and law firms seeking premium Grade A towers. Cambridge, across the Charles River, concentrates technology and life science companies near MIT and Harvard. The Seaport District represents newer development, with modern mixed-use buildings and waterfront positioning attracting growing companies and regional headquarters.

Transport connectivity is substantial. Boston Logan International Airport provides direct access to major cities. The MBTA rapid transit system, though limited compared to peer cities, serves major business districts. Interstate 93 and 128 connect suburban office parks and biotech campuses. Compared to New York, Boston offers lower rents and a more concentrated innovation cluster; versus Philadelphia, it has stronger venture capital and university partnerships. The region attracts talent from multiple universities and maintains competitive hiring costs, making it appealing to scaling technology and research-focused firms.

Key Industries

What type of companies are based in Boston?

Life Sciences

Education

Financial Services

Technology

Healthcare

Professional Services

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The Financial District and Downtown Crossing suit banks, law firms, asset management and professional services, with deep supply in the towers around Post Office Square and State Street. The Back Bay, particularly around the Prudential Center and Copley, draws consulting, investment management and corporate occupiers. Kendall Square in Cambridge anchors one of the world’s densest biotech, life sciences and tech clusters around MIT. The Seaport and Fort Point attract tech, venture firms and large corporate swing space. Cambridge’s Harvard Square and Central Square serve research, education and edtech occupiers.
Boston has one of the world’s strongest life sciences and biotech clusters alongside a deep financial services, education and consulting base. The flex market is mature across the Financial District, Back Bay, the Seaport and Kendall Square, with strong demand from biotech scale-ups, venture-backed tech, asset managers and professional services. Large managed office and private-floor formats are particularly popular in Cambridge, where pharma, biotech and AI firms need secure, lab-adjacent or lab-near space. International operators and regional brands both have significant footprints, with availability generally good.
Boston, and specifically Cambridge’s Kendall Square, is the strongest life sciences cluster globally, with anchor employers including Moderna, Biogen, Novartis, Pfizer and Vertex, plus major academic medical centres and MIT-adjacent research. Flex supply in Cambridge is well-matched to biotech needs, with operators offering private-floor setups, lab-adjacent office suites and meeting space for investor and partnering discussions. Venture capital, specialist law and patent firms, and scientific recruitment services are deeply rooted locally. Boston’s broader financial services and consulting base complement the scientific cluster for therapeutics commercialisation and business development functions.
Boston offers a sophisticated flexible workspace market dominated by serviced offices, with supply concentrated across the Financial District, Back Bay, the Seaport, Cambridge’s Kendall Square and the Longwood Medical Area. Operators range from global brands to boutique providers serving venture capital, biotech, financial services and law firm occupiers. Coworking is well represented, particularly across the Seaport, Cambridge and the wider innovation belt, supporting founders, scale-ups and academic spinouts. Managed offices, where space is fitted bespoke for a single tenant on a flex contract, are not yet a meaningful part of the Boston market.
Flexible workspace demand in Boston is anchored by life sciences and biotech, with one of the world’s deepest pharma and biotech clusters concentrated across Kendall Square, the Seaport and the Longwood Medical Area, supported by Moderna, Vertex, Biogen, Takeda and a vast academic ecosystem. Financial services, asset management and insurance occupiers anchor the Financial District and Back Bay, with Fidelity, State Street, John Hancock and Putnam major employers. Technology, AI and venture capital cluster across Kendall Square and the Seaport, supported by MIT and Harvard. Professional services, law firms, education and a strong defense and robotics base add further depth.