44 Union Square

44 Union Square has about 70,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 46,000 square feet of office and 24,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date 44 Union Square to 1928-1929, designed by Thompson, Holmes & Converse, Charles B. Meyers. The building is 6 floors tall.

Thompson, Holmes & Converse, Charles B. Meyers, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records, which list the style as neo-Georgian and its original use as a club building.

The tax lot at 44 Union Square includes Tammany Hall, an individual landmark designated October 29, 2013 (LP-02490). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

City records list 100-102 East 17th Street, 44-48 Union Square and 44-48 Union Square East on the same tax lot (BBL 1008720078) as 44 Union Square. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

44 Union Square 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 44 Union Square, New York, NY 10003, in Union Square.

The lot is in the C6-4 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 5.86 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.

The closest subway station to 44 Union Square is 14 St-Union Sq (the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W trains), about 550 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: 3 Av (the L train), 5 min walk; 23 St-Baruch College (the 6 train), 6 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists READING TAMMANY OWNER LLC as the owner of record of 44 Union Square (BBL 1008720078). 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.

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 44 Union Square in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in November 2022. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1008720078. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $15.3 million for 44 Union Square. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.66 million a year, roughly $23.62 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1008720078 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 44 Union Square at $34.9 million ($3.6 million of it land) and its assessed value at $15.7 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 12% from 2022/23 ($31.3 million) to 2026/27.

Owners registered one storefront at 44 Union Square 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.

No space at 44 Union Square is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.