Fitness studio, 2,000 SF with high ceilings
Posted by the tenant · Fitness
- Where
- Harlem, Williamsburg +1
- Size
- 1,800 to 3,000 SF
- Budget
- to $110/SF
- Move in
- Jan 2027
High ceilingsStreet frontage
Owners: got a fit?I have a fit
Retail space for lease in Harlem
Harlem's 125th Street corridor is a major retail spine with national tenants, and the neighborhood has seen new office and lab development around Columbia's Manhattanville campus.
- Retail stock
- 5.7M SF
- Retail properties
- 1,344
- Largest retail
- 280 St. Nicholas Avenue
- Transit
- 2 3 at 125 St
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
On Leasemark No retail space for lease and no requirements posted in Harlem yet. Post yours and it is matched the day it goes up.
1 real space nearby: retail space for lease at 27 East 61st Street in the Upper East Side (9,470 SF, $159/SF/yr).
Nothing listed here yet
New retail spaces in Harlem are matched to requirements the day they are posted. Post yours and be first in line. The labeled example below shows how a space appears here; it is not on the market.
Real space nearby
Listed now by its owner or broker, close to what this page covers. Open it and tap I'm interested to ask the lister for an intro; contact details are shared once both sides accept.
Next door, in the Upper East Side
RetailFor lease
Available9,470SF
27 East 61st Street
$159/SF/yr
What a requirement here looks like
No live requirements in Harlem yet. These labeled examples show what tenants post. Owners: list a space and we match it against every new requirement automatically.
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NYC Department of Finance filings
Rent collected per square foot: retail buildings in Manhattan
In 2024, 1,328 Manhattan retail properties filed income statements with the city. Their median gross income was $64.71 per square foot, and the middle half collected between $38.35 and $104.91. The typical property's income was up 2.1% on 2023. The city publishes these figures by borough, not by neighborhood, so they cover Manhattan as a whole.
Gross income per square foot, 2024
Manhattan retail buildings
- Median gross income
- $64.71/SF
- Middle half
- $38.35 to $104.91
- Typical change on 2023
- +2.08%
- Citywide median
- $36.07/SF
- Filings
- 1,328
Turn a price per square foot into monthly rentWhat tenants pay on top of rent
Source: NYC Department of Finance, FY 2027 RPIE 2024 Income and Expense Distributions (FY 2027 assessment roll, published January 2026), page 16. Owners of income-producing properties file a Real Property Income and Expense statement each year; gross income is everything a property collected in 2024 per square foot, as filed, with outlier and partial-year filers left out. It includes vacant space, concessions and older leases, so it is not an asking rent.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts in Harlem
How many shopfronts the city's registry counts here and how many stood empty at the end of 2025: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has.
- Registered storefronts
- 1,682
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2025
- 202
- Vacancy rate
- 12.0%
- NYC 9.2%
- A year earlier
- 11.1%
- more empty now
Streets with the most storefronts in Harlem
Large buildings with a vacant storefront
Owners of 11 of the 19 large buildings we track in Harlem with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2025, 8 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. Each links to the building's filings by year. Not listings: the registry records no size, rent or asking terms.
| Building | Vacant storefronts | Reported vacant |
|---|---|---|
| 280 St. Nicholas Avenue | 6 of 14 | Every year end since 2019 |
| 132 East 126th Street | 5 of 7 | Every year end since 2024 |
| 105 West 125th Street | 4 of 10 | Every year end since 2022 |
| 2329 Eighth Avenue | 3 of 6 | Every year end since 2022 |
| 461 West 126th Street | 2 of 3 | Every year end since 2021 |
| 450 West 126th Street | 2 of 2 | Every year end since 2023 |
| 55 West 125th Street | 1 of 4 | Every year end since 2019 |
| Theresa Towers, 2082 Adam C Powell Boulevard | 1 of 8 | Every year end since 2022 |
| 374 West 125th Street | 1 of 2 | Every year end since 2022 |
| 215 West 125th Street | 1 of 4 | Every year end since 2024 |
Own or represent a vacant storefront in Harlem? List it free and it is matched against every retail requirement the day it goes up.
NYC storefront vacancy report: every borough, neighborhood and street, by year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-16. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Neighborhood figures count storefronts near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
NYC tax lot records
Retail buildings in Harlem
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Retail space
- 5.7M SF
- Properties with retail space
- 1,344
- All commercial space
- 30.9M SF
- Built before 1940
- 77%
Largest retail buildings
All 34 large commercial buildings in HarlemAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1910.
- Median height: 5 floors.
- Most common zoning districts: R7-2 (937), R7A (310), R8 (143).
- Historic districts: Mount Morris Park Historic District (47 lots), Hamilton Heights Historic District Extension (26 lots), Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill Historic District (26 lots).
- 49 lots are designated city landmarks.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.6 mi of Harlem's commercial core, and each lot counts toward one neighborhood only, so boundaries are approximate. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.
MTA station data
Subway stations in Harlem
Every station within about 0.6 mi of Harlem's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 17
- Subway lines
- 10
- Fully accessible
- 5 of 17
- Closest
- 145 St, 3 min walk
The 17 stations
- 145 St
- 116 St
- 125 St
- 125 St
- 116 St
- 135 St
- Harlem-148 St
- 135 St
- 145 St
- 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza
- 145 St
- 137 St-City College
- 116 St
- 155 St
- 125 St
- Cathedral Pkwy (110 St)
- 155 St
Lines
The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, B, C and D trains stop within about 0.6 mi of Harlem's core.
Step-free access
- 125 St (A B C D) is fully accessible.
- 135 St (2 3) is fully accessible.
- Harlem-148 St (3) is fully accessible.
- 137 St-City College (1) is fully accessible.
- 125 St (4 5 6) is fully accessible.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-16. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Harlem's commercial core (the same area as the building counts), so the street route is longer. Accessibility is the MTA's rating for the named station. PATH, LIRR, Metro-North and ferries are not in this data.
Before you sign
Plain-English guides to square footage, rent and lease terms in New York, and free calculators to run your own numbers.
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Questions about retail space in Harlem
Is there retail space for lease in Harlem right now?
No retail space for lease in Harlem is listed on Leasemark right now. Nearby on Leasemark: retail space for lease at 27 East 61st Street in the Upper East Side (9,470 SF, $159/SF/yr). Post what you need and Leasemark matches you the day a space that fits is listed; your contact details stay private until you accept an intro. Owners and brokers can list a space here for free.
How much does retail space cost in Harlem?
Leasemark has no asking rents posted here yet, so here are the city's own numbers. Retail buildings in Manhattan collected a median $64.71 per square foot in 2024, and the middle half between $38.35 and $104.91, according to the income and expense statements owners file with the NYC Department of Finance (FY 2027 distributions, 1,328 filings). The city publishes these figures by borough, so this is Manhattan as a whole, not Harlem alone. That is what buildings actually collected, with vacant space, concessions and leases signed years ago in the mix, so it is a baseline rather than a quote: a specific space's price depends on the building's class, floor, condition and the length of the lease.
How do I find retail space in Harlem that is not publicly listed?
Post a requirement on Leasemark. Owners and listing brokers see what you need (without your contact details) and can respond with spaces, including ones that are not on the market yet. You choose who gets an intro.
How much retail space is there in Harlem?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 5.7 million square feet of retail floor area across 1,344 properties in the part of Harlem Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 280 St. Nicholas Avenue, at about 248,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for lease.
How many storefronts are vacant in Harlem?
Owners registered 1,682 ground- and second-floor storefronts in the part of Harlem Leasemark covers for the end of 2025, and 202 of them (12.0%) stood vacant on December 31, 2025, against 9.2% citywide and 11.1% here a year earlier. The most storefronts are on Broadway (189) and West 125th Street (126). A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
Which large buildings in Harlem have a vacant storefront?
Owners of 11 of the 19 large buildings Leasemark tracks in Harlem with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2025, 8 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. The most vacant: 280 St. Nicholas Avenue (6 of 14 storefronts), 132 East 126th Street (5 of 7 storefronts) and 105 West 125th Street (4 of 10 storefronts). Each building's page shows its filings by year. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
What subway lines serve Harlem?
17 subway stations sit within about 0.6 mi of Harlem's commercial core, served by the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, B, C and D trains. The closest is 145 St (A B C D), roughly 3 minutes on foot; then 116 St (2 3), 125 St (2 3), 125 St (A B C D), 116 St (B C), 135 St (2 3), Harlem-148 St (3) and 10 more. Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Do tenants in Harlem pay the NYC Commercial Rent Tax?
No. Harlem is north of 96th Street, and the city repealed the Commercial Rent Tax for premises north of the center line of 96th Street, so a commercial lease here does not pay it at any rent. Space south of 96th Street does.
Is it free to post on Leasemark?
Yes. Posting a space or a requirement is free. Contact details are only shared when both sides accept an intro.