A serviced office is a private, furnished, lockable room in a managed building, billed monthly and inclusive of the things a conventional lease makes you buy yourself. Our Austin listing holds 268 private offices across 39 centres, from a 43 ft² room at $97 a month to a 13,035 ft² floor at $30,275.
What you pay
Asking rates run $1.16 to $6.32 per ft² a month, typically around $2.63. In monthly terms, the bands that matter to most tenants are:
- Under 200 ft² — 33 units, $97 to $831, typically about $300. One to two people.
- 200–500 ft² — 55 units, $370 to $3,060, typically about $780. Three to four people.
- 500–1,000 ft² — 66 units, $1,080 to $6,120, typically about $2,300. Five to eight people.
- 1,000–2,500 ft² — 73 units, $2,650 to $6,890, typically about $4,060. Eight to twenty people.
Meeting rooms book from $120 on top, and every centre in the listing offers them, so you do not need to carry a conference room in your own footprint.
What is included
Serviced terms in Austin normally bundle furniture, internet, electricity, cleaning, reception and building access into one figure. That removes the two costs that make conventional leases painful for small tenants: the capital outlay for a fit-out, and the tail risk of a multi-year commitment signed before you know your headcount. Always get the inclusions in writing — parking in particular is often charged separately in downtown 78701.
When serviced beats a conventional lease
- Under about 1,000 ft². Below this, fit-out cost per person is high enough that a lease rarely pays back inside a typical term.
- Uncertain growth. If headcount could double or halve, flexibility is worth more than the rate saving on a lease.
- Entering the market. Companies opening a first Texas office can be operational in days rather than months.
- You want a premium address at a partial footprint. A room at 501 Congress Avenue starts at $130 a month; a conventional floor in the same building runs to $27,725.
Where the depth is
Buildings with many simultaneous vacancies give you both choice and leverage. 501 Congress Avenue lists 18 units, 13785 Research Boulevard and 6500 River Place Boulevard 17 each, and 7500 Rialto Boulevard and 901 Mopac Expressway South 16 apiece. In a building with a dozen-plus open suites, naming a competing unit is the fastest route to a real number.
Where it does not pay
Above roughly 2,500 ft² the premium for services stops being trivial — our listing holds 37 units over that size, from $5,850 to $30,275 a month. At that scale, a direct lease with your own fit-out usually wins on a three-to-five-year view, provided you are confident in the headcount.
See current availability and rates on the Austin office listing.