Landmark office buildings in NYC

73 of the 1,059 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks are New York City landmarks in their own right. Here is who designed each one, when it was finished and in what style, from the Landmarks Preservation Commission's records. 100 more stand inside 18 historic districts.

Designated landmarks
73
Earliest completed
Domino Sugar Filter House, 1884
Most common style
Art Deco, 14 buildings
Historic districts
18

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Built before 1900

8 landmarks, oldest first.

  1. Domino Sugar Filter House, 292 Kent AvenueBuilt 1881-1884 · American Round Arch · Theodore A. Havemeyer, Thomas Winslow, J. E. JamesWilliamsburg · Landmark since 2007
  2. Standard Oil Building, 26 BroadwayBuilt 1884-1885 · Renaissance · Ebenezer L. RobertsFinancial District · Landmark since 1995
  3. International Mercantile Marine Company Building, 1 BroadwayBuilt 1882-1887 · Neoclassical · Edward Hale KendallFinancial District · Landmark since 1995
  4. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association Building, 305 BroadwayBuilt 1892-1894 · Richardsonian Romanesque Revival · William H. Hume (architect), Richard Deeves (bldr)Tribeca · Landmark since 2011
  5. American Surety Company Building, 100 BroadwayBuilt 1894-1896 · neo-Renaissance · Bruce PriceFinancial District · Landmark since 1997
  6. Bowling Green Offices Building, 11 BroadwayBuilt 1895-1898 · Hellenic Renaissance · W. & G. AudsleyFinancial District · Landmark since 1995
  7. New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Building, 81 Willoughby StreetBuilt 1897-1898 · Beaux-Arts · Rudolphe L. DausDowntown Brooklyn · Landmark since 2004
  8. 817 BroadwayBuilt 1895-1898 · Renaissance Revival · George B. PostUnion Square · Landmark since 2019

Built 1900 to 1919

22 landmarks, oldest first.

  1. Knox Building, 452 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1901-1902 · Beaux-Arts · John H. DuncanMidtown · Landmark since 1980
  2. New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall StreetBuilt 1901-1903 · Neoclassical · George B. PostFinancial District · Landmark since 1985
  3. Flatiron Building, 171 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1902-1903 · Beaux-Arts · D. H. Burnham & Company (architect), George A. Fuller Co. (bldr)Flatiron · Landmark since 1966
  4. Trinity Building, 111 BroadwayBuilt 1905 · neo-Gothic · Francis Hatch KimballFinancial District · Landmark since 1988
  5. Gorham Building, 386 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1904-1906 · Florentine Renaissance (early) · McKim, Mead & White (Stanford White)Garment District · Landmark since 1998
  6. Tiffany & Co. Building, 397 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1903-1906 · Italian neo-Renaissance · McKim, Mead & White (Stanford White)Midtown · Landmark since 1988
  7. J. & W. Seligman & Company Building, 1 William StreetBuilt 1906-1907 · neo-Renaissance · Francis H. Kimball, Julian C. LeviFinancial District · Landmark since 1996
  8. United States Realty Building, 115 BroadwayBuilt 1907 · neo-Gothic · Francis Hatch KimballFinancial District · Landmark since 1988
  9. Everett Building, 200 Park Avenue SouthBuilt 1908 · Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck, George A. Fuller Co. (builder)Union Square · Landmark since 1988
  10. Thomson Meter Company Building, 110 Bridge StreetBuilt 1908-1909 · Louis F. JalladeDumbo · Landmark since 2004
  11. Bankers Trust Building, 14 Wall StreetBuilt 1910-1912 · Classical Revival · Trowbridge & LivingstonFinancial District · Landmark since 1997
  12. United States Rubber Company Building, 1784 BroadwayBuilt 1911-1912 · Beaux-Arts · Carrère & HastingsUpper West Side · Landmark since 2000
  13. Emmet Building, 89 Madison AvenueBuilt 1911-1912 · neo-Renaissance Skyscraper · Barney & ColtMidtown South · Landmark since 2018
  14. David N Dinkins Municipal Building, 1 Centre StreetBuilt 1909-1914 · Classical · McKim, Mead & White (William M. Kendall)Tribeca · Landmark since 1966
  15. Long Distance Building, 16 Walker StreetBuilt 1911-1914 · Art Deco · Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, McKenzie, Voorhees & GmelinSoHo · Landmark since 1991
  16. Lord & Taylor Building, 424 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1913-1914 · Italian Renaissance Revival · Starrett & Van VleckMidtown · Landmark since 2007
  17. City Hall, 52 Chambers StreetBuilt 1914Tribeca · Landmark since 1966
  18. Equitable Building, 120 BroadwayBuilt 1913-1915 · Beaux-Arts · E. R. Graham (Pierce Anderson)Financial District · Landmark since 1996
  19. American Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, 195 BroadwayBuilt 1912-1916 · Neoclassical · William Welles BosworthFinancial District · Landmark since 2006
  20. American Express Company Building, 65 BroadwayBuilt 1916-1917 · Neoclassical · Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker (James L. Aspinwall)Financial District · Landmark since 1995
  21. Rodin Studios, 894 Seventh AvenueBuilt 1916-1917 · French Gothic · Cass GilbertMidtown · Landmark since 1988
  22. Bush Tower, 130 West 42nd StreetBuilt 1916-1918 · neo-Gothic · Helmle & CorbettMidtown · Landmark since 1988

Built 1920 to 1939

31 landmarks, oldest first.

  1. Bowery Savings Bank Building, 110 East 42nd StreetBuilt 1921Grand Central · Landmark since 1996
  2. Cunard Building, 25 BroadwayBuilt 1920-1921 · neo-Renaissance · Benjamin Wistar Morris, Carrere & Hastings (consulting)Financial District · Landmark since 1995
  3. New York Curb Exchange, 86 Trinity PlaceBuilt 1920-1921 · neo-Renaissance · Starrett & Van VleckFinancial District · Landmark since 2012
  4. Pershing Square Building, 125 Park AvenueBuilt 1921-1923 · Lombard Romanesque-Renaissance Revival · John Sloan and York and SawyerGrand Central · Landmark since 2016
  5. Madison Belmont Building, 183 Madison AvenueBuilt 1925Midtown South · Landmark since 2011
  6. 29th Street Towers, 214 West 29th StreetBuilt 1925Midtown South · Landmark since 2025
  7. Fashion Tower, 135 West 36th StreetBuilt 1924-1926 · Renaissance Revival · Emery RothGarment District · Landmark since 2025
  8. Brooklyn Edison Building, 345 Adams StreetBuilt 1922-1926 · Renaissance Revival · McKenzie, Voorhees & GmelinDowntown Brooklyn · Landmark since 2024
  9. Paramount Building, 1493 BroadwayBuilt 1926-1927 · French Beaux-Arts · Rapp & RappTimes Square · Landmark since 1988
  10. Graybar Building, 420 Lexington AvenueBuilt 1925-1927 · Art Deco · Sloan & RobertsonGrand Central · Landmark since 2016
  11. Fred F. French Building, 547 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1926-1927 · Art Deco · H. Douglas Ives, Sloan & RobertsonGrand Central · Landmark since 1986
  12. 2 Park AvenueBuilt 1926-1928 · Art Deco · Buchman & Kahn (Ely Jacques Kahn)Midtown South · Landmark since 2006
  13. Lefcourt Clothing Center, 275 Seventh AvenueBuilt 1927-1928 · Art Deco · Buchman & KahnMidtown South · Landmark since 2025
  14. New York Life Insurance Company Building, 380 Park Avenue SouthBuilt 1926-1928 · neo-Gothic · Cass GilbertMidtown South · Landmark since 2000
  15. Hearst Magazine Building, 959 Eighth AvenueBuilt 1927-1928 · Secessionist · Joseph Urban, George B. Post & SonsUpper West Side · Landmark since 1988
  16. New York Central Building, 230 Park AvenueBuilt 1927-1929 · Beaux-Arts · Warren & WetmoreGrand Central · Landmark since 1987
  17. Chanin Building, 374 Lexington AvenueBuilt 1927-1929 · Art Deco · Sloan & Robertson, Rene ChambellanGrand Central · Landmark since 1978
  18. 400 Madison AvenueBuilt 1928-1929 · neo-Gothic · H. Craig Severance, Inc. (architect), G. A. Fuller Co. (builder)Midtown · Landmark since 2016
  19. Bank of New York & Trust Company Building, 48 Wall StreetBuilt 1927-1929 · Benjamin Wistar MorrisFinancial District · Landmark since 1998
  20. Fuller Building, 597 Madison AvenueBuilt 1928-1929 · Art Deco · Walker & GilletteMidtown · Landmark since 1986
  21. Daily News Building, 220 East 42nd StreetBuilt 1929-1930 · Art Deco · Raymond HoodMurray Hill · Landmark since 1981
  22. Chrysler Building, 395 Lexington AvenueBuilt 1928-1930 · Art Deco · William Van AlenGrand Central · Landmark since 1978
  23. Trump Building, 40 Wall StreetBuilt 1929-1930 · Art Deco · H. Craig Severance, Yasuo Matsui, Shreve & LambFinancial District · Landmark since 1995
  24. Holland Plaza Building, 431 Canal StreetBuilt 1930 · Modern Classical · Ely Jacques KahnSoHo · Landmark since 2013
  25. Western Union Building, 56 Hudson StreetBuilt 1928-1930 · Dutch and German Expressionist · Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker (Ralph Walker)Tribeca · Landmark since 1991
  26. McGraw-Hill Building, 330 West 42nd StreetBuilt 1930-1931 · Art Deco · Raymond Hood, Godley & FouilhouxTimes Square · Landmark since 1979
  27. Empire State Building, 338 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1929-1931 · Art Deco · Shreve, Lamb & Harmon (William Lamb)Midtown South · Landmark since 1981
  28. 500 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1929-1931 · Art Deco · Shreve, Lamb & HarmonMidtown · Landmark since 2010
  29. General Electric Building, 566 Lexington AvenueBuilt 1929-1931 · Art Deco · Cross & CrossMidtown · Landmark since 1985
  30. Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th StreetBuilt 1930-1931 · Modern · Russell G. & Walter M. Cory and Yasuo Matsui (associate)Hudson Yards · Landmark since 1986
  31. New York Times Building, 229 West 43rd StreetBuilt 1912-1932 · neo-Gothic · Buchman & Fox (architect), George A. Fuller Co. (builder)Times Square · Landmark since 2001

Built 1940 and later

12 landmarks, oldest first.

  1. Look Building, 488 Madison AvenueBuilt 1948-1950 · European Modernism · Emery Roth & SonsMidtown · Landmark since 2010
  2. Lever House, 390 Park AvenueBuilt 1950-1952 · International Style · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Gordon Bunshaft)Midtown · Landmark since 1982
  3. Socony-Mobil Building, 150 East 42nd StreetBuilt 1954-1956 · International Style · Harrison & Abramowitz, John B. PeterkinGrand Central · Landmark since 2003
  4. Seagram Building, 375 Park AvenueBuilt 1956-1958 · International Style · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Kahn & JacobsMidtown · Landmark since 1989
  5. Springs Mills Building, 109 West 39th StreetBuilt 1961-1963 · Modern · Harrison & Abramovitz (Charles H. Abbe)Midtown · Landmark since 2010
  6. One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 28 Liberty StreetBuilt 1957-1964 · International Style · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Gordon Bunshaft, Jacques Guiton)Financial District · Landmark since 2009
  7. CBS Building, 51 West 52nd StreetBuilt 1961-1964 · Modern · Eero Saarinen & Associates (E Saarinen, K Roche, J Dinkeloo)Midtown · Landmark since 1997
  8. Ford Foundation Building, 320 East 43rd StreetBuilt 1963-1967 · Modern · Eero Saarinen Associates (later K. Roche J. Dinkeloo Assoc.)Murray Hill · Landmark since 1997
  9. 140 BroadwayBuilt 1964-1968 · Modern · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Gordon Bunshaft, Roger Radford)Financial District · Landmark since 2013
  10. Citicorp Center, 601 Lexington AvenueBuilt 1973-1978 · Modern · Hugh A. Stubbins & Associates, Emery Roth & SonsMidtown · Landmark since 2016
  11. AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building, 550 Madison AvenueBuilt 1978-1984 · Postmodern · Johnson/BurgeeMidtown · Landmark since 2018
  12. 712 Fifth AvenueBuilt 1988Midtown · Landmark since 1985

Landmarks by neighborhood

NYC tax lot records

Buildings in historic districts

A historic district is designated as a whole: every building inside it, landmark or not, goes through the Landmarks Preservation Commission for exterior changes and new signage. 100 large commercial buildings on Leasemark sit in 18 of them.

Ladies' Mile Historic District

32 buildings

SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

14 buildings

Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District

9 buildings

Madison Square North Historic District

8 buildings

NoHo Historic District

7 buildings

West Chelsea Historic District

7 buildings

DUMBO Historic District

6 buildings

African Burial Ground & The Commons Historic District

5 buildings

SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Extension

2 buildings

South Street Seaport Historic District

2 buildings

Brooklyn Heights Historic District

1 building

Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District

1 building

Greenwich Village Historic District

1 building

Tribeca East Historic District

1 building

Tribeca South Historic District

1 building

Tribeca West Historic District

1 building

Upper East Side Historic District

1 building

Vinegar Hill Historic District

1 building

Other lots with a landmark

City records place a landmark on each of these lots, but not under the building's own name: the designation can cover another structure on the lot, a facade or an interior, or the building under an older name. Where the Commission's site list has no match, the flag comes from the city's tax lot file.

Questions about NYC landmark office buildings

Which large office buildings in NYC are landmarks?

Of the 1,059 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks from city records, 73 are individual landmarks the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated under their own name, among them the Empire State Building, the Starrett-Lehigh Building, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, the Equitable Building and the Citicorp Center. 29 more lots carry a landmark on another structure or an interior, and 100 buildings stand inside historic districts.

What is the oldest landmark building on this list?

The Domino Sugar Filter House at 292 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, completed in 1884 and designed by Theodore A. Havemeyer, Thomas Winslow, J. E. James. The Commission designated it a landmark in 2007.

What is the most common architectural style among NYC landmark office buildings?

Among the landmarks here whose records name a style, Art Deco leads with 14, followed by Beaux-Arts with 6, Modern with 6 and neo-Gothic with 6. The Commission's records keep each designation report's own wording, so neo-Renaissance and Renaissance Revival count separately.

Can you lease office space in a landmark building?

Yes. Designation does not decide who can occupy a building or what rent it asks. It regulates physical change: work on a designated exterior or a designated interior needs a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, including many storefront, window and signage changes. Buildings inside a historic district go through the Commission for exterior work the same way.

What is a historic district?

An area the Landmarks Preservation Commission designates as a whole. Every building inside it is protected, not only the individual landmarks, so exterior changes and new signage go through the Commission. 100 of the large commercial buildings on Leasemark stand in 18 historic districts, the most in the Ladies' Mile Historic District with 32.

Where does this data come from?

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's Individual Landmark Sites and its Individual Landmark and Historic District Building Database, both on NYC Open Data, joined to the city's PLUTO tax lot file by tax lot number. Historic districts and the other landmark flags come from PLUTO 26v2. Floor areas are the city's estimates for whole buildings, not space that is available.

Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark Sites and Individual Landmark and Historic District Building Database on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-09-26; historic districts and tax lot landmark flags from NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2. The list covers the large commercial buildings on Leasemark, not every landmark in the city.