Medical office space · data as of September 2026
Medical office space for lease in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe
8 buildings with 52,589 SF of medical space available across 24 listed spaces. Four buildings publish an asking rent; no class has five or more on one lease structure, too few to call a figure typical.
Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe has eight buildings with medical space listed this September, 52,589 SF in all. That's the entire list.
Between them they list 52,589 SF across 24 spaces. Of those, three are sized for one or two exam rooms, 15 for three to seven and three for eight or more. The largest single space is 6,396 SF, about 10 to 16 exam rooms. Nearby, Encinitas Solana Beach and Del Mar lists 24 buildings and UTC and La Jolla Village lists 15, so a search drawn tightly around Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe is a search of eight buildings.
Here's the part that gets less attention. Only 3 of 24 listed spaces are 4,200 SF or larger. The lease read: a practice that needs eight rooms or more here is shopping from a short list, and the landlords on it know that. Start earlier than feels necessary, and keep a second trade area in play.
Short version: Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe is a eight-building trade area this September, and only 3 of 24 spaces are 4,200 SF or larger. Size, not price, is the constraint for a bigger practice here. Could your practice run across two adjacent suites, or does it need one?
Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe at a glance
- Buildings
- 8
- Medical space available
- 52,589 SF
- Vacant now
- 35,101 SF
- Largest single space
- 6,396 SF
Asking rents by lease structure
- Full Service$4.85–$5.80/SF/mo3 buildings
- Gross + Electric$4.45/SF/mo1 building
3 buildings withhold pricing or don't publish it. Those numbers come from the landlords on request.
Full Service includes operating costs and utilities; NNN adds taxes, insurance and common-area costs on top of base rent; Modified Gross splits them. Compare structures, not just rates. These ranges span every building class and age; the questions below compare like with like.
Available spaces by size
- 1–2 rooms3
- 3–4 rooms9
- 5–7 rooms6
- 8–12 rooms3
- 13+ rooms0
Room counts assume 350 to 500 usable SF per exam room, with rentable area 10% to 20% above usable.
Building class
- Class A1
- Class B7
Hospitals within 5 miles
- Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla4.7 mi
Straight-line miles from the center of the Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe buildings to the Census Bureau geocode of each hospital's address on the CMS hospital list.
Buildings with medical space available
| Building | Class | Built | Medical space | Largest space | Fits | Asking rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12264 El Camino Real El Camino Tower | B | 2001 | 16,210 SF6 spaces
| 4,473 SF | ~7–11 rooms | Withheld ask us | |
| 11375 El Camino Real TIMBER | A | 2013 | 12,228 SF3 spaces
| 5,851 SF | ~9–15 rooms | Withheld ask us | |
| 12395 El Camino Real | B | 1990 | 11,650 SF5 spaces
| 6,396 SF | ~10–16 rooms | $4.85/SF/mo Full Service | |
| 4765 Carmel Mountain Rd Torrey Hills Medical Plaza | B | 2005 | 6,734 SF3 spaces
| 2,620 SF | ~4–6 rooms | Withheld ask us | |
| 5531 Cancha de Golf | B | 2015 | 3,554 SF3 spaces
| 1,659 SF | ~2–4 rooms | $4.45/SF/mo Gross + Electric | |
| 16236 San Dieguito Rd Bldg 4 | B | 1983 | 1,442 SF1 space
| 1,442 SF | ~2–3 rooms | $5.80/SF/mo Full Service | |
| 3790 Via De La Valle | B | 1987 | 558 SF2 spaces
| 286 SF | $4.13–$4.16/SF/mo Modified Gross · sublease | ||
| 16236 San Dieguito Rd Bldg 3 | B | 1983 | 213 SF1 space
| 213 SF | $5.80/SF/mo Full Service |
Availability and asking rates change frequently and are subject to verification. Current terms are confirmed before any tour.
Compared to nearby
| Area | Buildings | Medical space | Published asking rents ($/SF/mo, buildings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe | 8 | 52,589 SF | Full Service $4.85–$5.80 (3) · Gross + Electric $4.45 (1) |
| UTC and La Jolla Village | 15 | 255,279 SF | Modified Gross $5.28 (1) |
| Sorrento Mesa | 5 | 33,794 SF | Gross + Electric & Janitorial $2.65 (1) · Lease type not stated $2.45–$3.25 (2) |
| Encinitas Solana Beach and Del Mar | 24 | 134,303 SF | NNN $3.25–$4.25 (4) · Gross + Electric $4.35 (1) · Gross + Utilities & Janitorial $4.25 (1) |
| San Diego overall | 246 | 2,136,242 SF | NNN $1.25–$4.25 (41) · Modified Gross $1.50–$5.28 (34) · Gross + Electric $1.75–$4.45 (13) |
Lowest to highest published building asking rents, grouped by lease structure; the three most common structures are shown. Each range mixes building classes and ages. See the full rent trends report.
Questions about medical office space in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe
How many medical office buildings have space available in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe?
Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe has 8 buildings with medical office space available as of September 2026: 52,589 SF across 24 listed spaces. Of that, 35,101 SF is marked vacant now, and the largest single space is 6,396 SF, about 10 to 16 exam rooms.
What do medical office leases cost in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe?
In Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe, four buildings publish an asking rent with a named lease structure, but no class has five or more on one structure, too few to call any figure typical: Class B on Full Service in three and Class B on Gross + Electric in one. Another three buildings post no asking rent; those landlords quote on request. Full Service includes operating costs and utilities, NNN adds taxes, insurance and common-area costs on top, and Modified Gross splits them, so compare total occupancy cost, not the headline rate.
How much space does a medical practice need in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe?
About 385 to 600 rentable square feet per exam room. That's 350 to 500 usable square feet (the room plus its share of waiting, work areas, storage, restrooms and halls), and leases are quoted in rentable square feet, which run 10% to 20% above usable in multi-tenant medical buildings. In Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe, the listed spaces break down as 3 for 1 to 2 rooms, 9 for 3 to 4, 6 for 5 to 7 and 3 for 8 to 12.
Which hospitals are near Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe?
Scripps Green Hospital is the closest hospital, 4.7 miles from the center of the Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe trade area. Distances are straight-line miles from the Census Bureau geocode of each hospital's address on the CMS hospital list.
How current is the Carmel Valley, Del Mar Heights and Rancho Santa Fe availability?
It's from the September 2026 survey of medical office availability. Spaces lease and asking terms change between monthly pulls, so current availability, rent and tenant improvement allowance are confirmed with each landlord before any tour.
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