Title: Understanding the 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
Headings: The 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
The 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
Reonomy’s definition of commercial real estate is anything larger than a single-family home.
The 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
1. Multifamily
Duplex/Triplex/Quadruplex
Garden Apartments
Mid-Rise Apartments
High-Rise Apartments
2. Office
Class A, B, and C Office Buildings
Central Business District (CBD)
Suburban Office Buildings
3. Industrial
Heavy Manufacturing
Light Assembly
Flex Warehouse
Bulk Warehouse
4. Retail
Strip / Shopping Center
Community Retail Center
Power Center
Regional Mall
Out Parcel
5. Hotels
Full Service Hotels
Limited Service Hotels
Extended Stay Hotels
6. Mixed Use
7. Land
Greenfield /Agricultural Land
Infill Land
Brownfield Land
8. Special-Purpose

Content: Understanding the 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
The 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
By Reonomy • Sep 24, 2019
Reonomy’s definition of commercial real estate is anything larger than a single-family home. So, anything from a duplex, all the way up to the largest buildings in the country. While official classifications can vary from county to county, generally, commercial real estate can be broken down into eight major categories. The 8 Types of Commercial Real Estate
Below, we’ll run through the eight different types of commercial real estate, looking at each of the following: Multifamily
Office
Industrial
Retail
Hotels / Hospitality
Mixed Use
Land
Special Purpose
We’ll explore different building types, property and land use types, and skim through some examples of each asset class along the way. Click here if you’re looking to read up on the different property class levels in CRE. 1. Multifamily
Multifamily properties are the go-between for residential and commercial real estate. While they can serve primarily as a residency, the general purpose for the property type is for investment (owner-occupied or not). The multifamily asset class includes everything from a duplex up through a multi-hundred unit apartment building.