Office building with commercial space · Midtown South, Manhattan
29th Street Towers
214 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001
The 29th Street Towers (214 West 29th Street) is a 16-floor office building with commercial space in Midtown South, Manhattan, built in 1925, with about 117,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 214-220 West 29th Street.
- Office space
- 117K SF
- Floors
- 16
- Year built
- 1925
- Zoning
- M1-8A/R12
The 62nd largest of the 184 office buildings we track in Midtown South. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How the 29th Street Towers compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, the 29th Street Towers ranks 4th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1925; the median neighbor dates from 1926. Its estimated property tax, about $9.94 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $7.34.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th Street Towers, 214 West 29th Street | 117K SF | 16 | 1925 | $9.94 |
| 29th Street Towers, 224 West 29th Street | 41K SF | 14 | 1926 | $8.05 |
| 207 West 28th Street | 52K SF | 6 | 1925 | $3.80 |
| 227 West 29th Street | 52K SF | 14 | 1927 | $6.64 |
| 330 Seventh Avenue | 231K SF | 21 | 1929 | $9.72 |
| 239 West 28th Street | 138K SF | 12 | 1917 | $13.76 |
| 231 West 29th Street | 135K SF | 15 | 1927 | $5.66 |
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 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Building name
- 29th Street Towers
- Other address
- 214-220 West 29th Street
- ZIP code
- 10001
- Building type
- Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
- Total floor area
- 125,042 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 125,042 SF
- Office
- 116,685 SF
- Retail
- 8,357 SF
- Height
- 16 floors
- Average floor
- About 7,800 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1925
- Lot area
- 10,340 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-8A/R12
- Built FAR
- 12.09
- Max commercial FAR
- 12
- Landmark status
- Individual landmark
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 1007780048
Nearest subway
- 28 St
- 34 St-Penn Station
- 23 St
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; building name from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (below); subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-16. 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 3 storefronts at the 29th Street Towers for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and all of them stood vacant that day. At least one storefront here has been reported vacant at the end of every year since 2019.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2025
- 3
- Vacant that day
- 3
- Share vacant across Midtown South
- 11.9%
- Share vacant along West 29th Street
- 19.4%
- Share vacant citywide
- 9.2%
Vacant on December 31, by year
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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2025, pulled 2026-10-16. 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 2025 filing was due June 1, 2026, 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 WALSAM NEW 29 LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values the 29th Street Towers at $25.5 million and assesses it at $11.5 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $11.5 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 $1.24 million a year before abatements, roughly $9.94 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
- WALSAM NEW 29 LLC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $25,466,000
- Land market value
- $1,720,000
- Assessed value
- $11,459,700
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $1.24 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $9.94
City market value by tax year
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How to find who owns any NYC buildingSource: 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 2026-10-16; 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.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
The 29th Street Towers's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 27.8 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 84.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 427 metric tons of CO2e (2.3 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- None given
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 27.8 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 84.7 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 427 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 2.3 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 186,051 SF
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 2011, 2020
Energy sources in 2024
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 2026-10-16; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, the 29th Street Towers comes to about 395 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,410 tons for 2024 to 2029 (28% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 492 tons and the same energy use counts as about 351 tons, still under the limit.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 1,410 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 395 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 1,015 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 492 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 351 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 141 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Office 170,868 SF; Retail Store 15,183 SF. It applies the coefficients and per-use limits in Department of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 103-14 and Administrative Code 28-320.3.1.1 (as the Department lists them) and the $268 per ton penalty, checked 2026-10-04. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report: that report can count renewable energy credits, solar and storage deductions and, for 2024 and 2025, the law's occupancy group limits where higher, and penalties can be reduced for good faith efforts.
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NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at the 29th Street Towers in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in March 2022.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- March 2022
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across Midtown SouthWhere NYC offices are being built out
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). 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
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the 29th Street Towers a New York City landmark on August 12, 2025.
- City landmark
- 29th Street Towers: individual landmark, designated August 12, 2025 (LP-02689)
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark Sites on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-10-16. A designation can cover part of a lot, such as a facade or a lobby interior.
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Questions about 29th Street Towers
How big is the 29th Street Towers?
The 29th Street Towers has about 125,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 117,000 square feet of office and 8,000 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 the 29th Street Towers built?
City records list 1925 as the year built. The building is 16 floors tall.
Is the 29th Street Towers a New York City landmark?
Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the 29th Street Towers an individual landmark on August 12, 2025 (LP-02689). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.
What is the address of the 29th Street Towers?
The 29th Street Towers is at 214 West 29th Street in Midtown South, Manhattan. City records list 214-220 West 29th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1007780048). A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 214 West 29th Street?
214 West 29th Street is in ZIP code 10001, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The 29th Street Towers is at 214 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001, in Midtown South.
What is the zoning at the 29th Street Towers?
The lot is in the M1-8A/R12 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 12.09 and a maximum commercial FAR of 12 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to the 29th Street Towers?
The closest subway station to the 29th Street Towers is 28 St (the 1 train), about 350 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute on foot. Also nearby: 34 St-Penn Station (the 1, 2 and 3 trains), 4 min walk; 23 St (the C and E trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns the 29th Street Towers?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists WALSAM NEW 29 LLC as the owner of record of the 29th Street Towers (BBL 1007780048). 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.
Does the 29th Street Towers have an energy grade?
The 29th Street Towers's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 27.8 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 84.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 427 metric tons of CO2e (2.3 kg per square foot).
Does the 29th Street Towers meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, the 29th Street Towers comes to about 395 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,410 tons for 2024 to 2029 (28% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 492 tons and the same energy use counts as about 351 tons, still under the limit. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.
Is there construction at the 29th Street Towers?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at the 29th Street Towers in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in March 2022. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1007780048. 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 the 29th Street Towers?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $11.5 million for the 29th Street Towers. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.24 million a year, roughly $9.94 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1007780048 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of the 29th Street Towers?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of the 29th Street Towers at $25.5 million ($1.72 million of it land) and its assessed value at $11.5 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 5% from 2022/23 ($24.3 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at the 29th Street Towers?
Owners registered 3 storefronts at the 29th Street Towers for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and all of them stood vacant that day. At least one storefront here has been reported vacant at the end of every year since 2019. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront vacant on December 31, 2025 may have been leased since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.
Is there office space for lease at the 29th Street Towers?
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