Office building with commercial space · Union Square, Manhattan

101 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

101 Fifth Avenue is an 11-floor office building with commercial space in Union Square, Manhattan, built in 1909, with about 55,000 square feet of office space according to city records.

Also at 99-101 Fifth Avenue.

Office space
55K SF
Floors
11
Year built
1909
Zoning
C6-4M

The 38th largest of the 41 office buildings we track in Union Square. Compare it with 6 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 101 Fifth Avenue compares

Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, 101 Fifth Avenue ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. Built in 1909, it is the newest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $25.78 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $18.78.

101 Fifth Avenue and the 6 nearest large office buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot
BuildingOffice spaceFloorsBuiltTax / SF
101 Fifth AvenueThis building55K SF111909$25.78
118 Fifth Avenue1 min walk60K SF111906$15.78
126 Fifth Avenue1 min walk74K SF151906$10.66
87 Fifth Avenue1 min walk51K SF111902$21.77
Constable Building, 109 Fifth Avenue1 min walk189K SF131895$24.47
122 Fifth Avenue1 min walk223K SF111900$30.22
Annin Building, 85 Fifth Avenue1 min walk95K SF131901$14.04
The 38th largest of the 41 office buildings we track in Union Square: see the full list

Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area). Large means at least 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.

NYC tax lot records

Building facts

Other address
99-101 Fifth Avenue
ZIP code
10003
Building type
Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
Total floor area
71,985 SF
Commercial floor area
71,985 SF
Office
55,405 SF
Retail
16,580 SF
Height
11 floors
Average floor
About 6,500 SF (floor area divided by floors)
Year built
1909
Last major alteration
1985
Lot area
5,900 SF
Zoning district
C6-4M
Built FAR
12.2
Max commercial FAR
10
Historic district
Ladies' Mile Historic District
Tax lot (BBL)
1008460002

Nearest subway

  • 14 St-Union Sq3 min walk · Accessible station
  • 14 St5 min walk · Accessible station · connects to 6 Av
  • 23 St5 min walk · Not accessible

Nearby large buildings

All 101 large office buildings on Fifth Avenue

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-02. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

NYC storefront registry (Local Law 157)

Storefronts and vacancy

Owners registered one storefront at 101 Fifth Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.

Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
1
Vacant that day
0
Share vacant across Union Square
10.6%
Share vacant along Fifth Avenue
12.6%
Share vacant citywide
8.7%

Vacant on December 31, by year

  • 20190 of 1
  • 20200 of 1
  • 20210 of 1
  • 20220 of 1
  • 20230 of 1
  • 20240 of 1

Bars show the share of the lot's registered storefronts that stood vacant.

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-02. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.

NYC Department of Finance records

Owner, property tax and assessed value

The Department of Finance lists 101 ASH LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 101 Fifth Avenue at $39.1 million and assesses it at $17.6 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $17.1 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $1.86 million a year before abatements, roughly $25.78 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.

Owner of record
101 ASH LLC
Tax class
Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value
$39,128,000
Land market value
$7,500,000
Assessed value
$17,607,600
Taxable value (phased in)
$17,106,580
Estimated yearly tax
About $1.86 million
Tax per SF of floor area
About $25.78

City market value by tax year

  • 2022/23$41.8 million
  • 2023/24$42.8 million
  • 2024/25$40.9 million
  • 2025/26$38.8 million
  • 2026/27$39.1 million

Market value fell 6% from 2022/23 ($41.8 million) to 2026/27.

How Union Square compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoods

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-02; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.

NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy score, grade and emissions

101 Fifth Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a C (55 to 69). Its site energy use came to 64 kBtu per square foot, 13% below the national median of 73.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 486 metric tons of CO2e (6.74 kg per square foot).

ENERGY STAR score (2024)
60 of 100
Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
C (55 to 69)
Property type (Portfolio Manager)
Office
Site energy use intensity
64 kBtu/SF
National median for the type
73.9 kBtu/SF
Greenhouse gas emissions
486 t CO2e
Emissions per SF
6.74 kg CO2e
Floor area in the filing
71,985 SF

ENERGY STAR score by year

  • 202260 (C)
  • 202351 (D)
  • 202460 (C)

Energy sources in 2024

  • Electricity76%
  • Fuel oil24%

Share of the energy used on site, as filed.

Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-02; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.

NYC Department of Buildings permits

Work permits and build-outs

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 101 Fifth Avenue in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in May 2025. A sidewalk shed permit here is active until October 18, 2026.

New jobs, last 12 months
0
Initial permits, last 12 months
1
Newest job first permitted
May 2025
Interior build-outs, last 24 months
0
Sidewalk shed permit
Active until Oct 18, 2026

New jobs by year

  • 20210
  • 20227
  • 20230
  • 20242
  • 20251
  • 2026 to date0

Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-02 (permits issued through 2026-09-30). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

Landmarks Preservation Commission records

Architecture and history

101 Fifth Avenue was designed by Mulliken & Moeller and built in 1908-1909 in the neo-Renaissance style. It stands in the Ladies' Mile Historic District, so exterior changes and new signage go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Architect
Mulliken & Moeller
Constructed
1908-1909
Style
neo-Renaissance
Primary material
Brick
Built as
Store and lofts

Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark and Historic District Building Database on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-10-02. A designation can cover part of a lot, such as a facade or a lobby interior.

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Questions about 101 Fifth Avenue

How big is 101 Fifth Avenue?

101 Fifth Avenue has about 72,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 55,000 square feet of office and 17,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

When was 101 Fifth Avenue built?

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date 101 Fifth Avenue to 1908-1909, designed by Mulliken & Moeller. The building is 11 floors tall.

Who designed 101 Fifth Avenue?

Mulliken & Moeller, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records, which list the style as neo-Renaissance and its original use as store and lofts.

What other addresses does 101 Fifth Avenue have?

City records list 99-101 Fifth Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 1008460002) as 101 Fifth Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 101 Fifth Avenue?

101 Fifth Avenue is in ZIP code 10003, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 101 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003, in Union Square.

What is the zoning at 101 Fifth Avenue?

The lot is in the C6-4M zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 12.2 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot. It is inside the Ladies' Mile Historic District, so exterior changes go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

What subway station is closest to 101 Fifth Avenue?

The closest subway station to 101 Fifth Avenue is 14 St-Union Sq (the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains), about 900 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: 14 St (the 1, 2, 3, F, M and L trains, connected to 6 Av), 5 min walk; 23 St (the R and W trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

Who owns 101 Fifth Avenue?

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 101 ASH LLC as the owner of record of 101 Fifth Avenue (BBL 1008460002). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

What is the energy grade of 101 Fifth Avenue?

101 Fifth Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 60 earns a C. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 64 kBtu per square foot, 13% below the national median of 73.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 486 metric tons of CO2e (6.74 kg per square foot).

Is there construction at 101 Fifth Avenue?

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 101 Fifth Avenue in the 12 months to September 2026; the last one was first permitted in May 2025. A sidewalk shed permit here is active until October 18, 2026. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1008460002. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

What are the property taxes at 101 Fifth Avenue?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $17.1 million for 101 Fifth Avenue. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.86 million a year, roughly $25.78 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1008460002 show the actual bill.

What is the assessed value of 101 Fifth Avenue?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 101 Fifth Avenue at $39.1 million ($7.5 million of it land) and its assessed value at $17.6 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 6% from 2022/23 ($41.8 million) to 2026/27.

Are there vacant storefronts at 101 Fifth Avenue?

Owners registered one storefront at 101 Fifth Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.

Is there office space for lease at 101 Fifth Avenue?

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