Manhattan · Grand Central and Murray Hill
Office buildings on East 42nd Street
21 large office buildings on East 42nd Street in Manhattan, from 2-10 East 42nd Street to 309-325 East 42nd Street, with about 12.3 million square feet of office space, through Grand Central and Murray Hill. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.
- Buildings
- 21
- Office space
- 12.3M SF
- Median year built
- 1957
- Tallest
- One Vanderbilt Avenue, 60 floors
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NYC tax lot records
Every large building on East 42nd Street, in address order
From 2-10 East 42nd Street to 309-325 East 42nd Street. 13 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their East 42nd Street address.
- 2-10 East 42nd StreetMain address: 501 Fifth Avenue
- 11-31 East 42nd StreetMain address: 330 Madison Avenue
- 12 East 42nd StreetMain address: 487 Fifth Avenue
- 22-26 East 42nd StreetMain address: 300 Madison Avenue
- One Vanderbilt Avenue51 East 42nd Street
- One Grand Central Place60 East 42nd Street
- 74-88 East 42nd StreetMain address: 118 Park Avenue
- Bowery Savings Bank Building110 East 42nd Street
- Socony-Mobil Building150 East 42nd Street
- 159-163 East 42nd StreetMain address: 666 Third Avenue
- 200 East 42nd StreetMain address: 655 Third Avenue
- 201-203 East 42nd StreetMain address: 675 Third Avenue
- Daily News Building220 East 42nd Street
- 301-307 East 42nd StreetMain address: 800 Second Avenue
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-27, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers; floor areas are the city's estimates for whole buildings, not available space.
Largest and oldest on East 42nd Street
Largest by office space
Buildings with their main address on East 42nd Street.
By year built
Landmarks on East 42nd Street
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Building sales on East 42nd Street
3 sales of the large buildings on East 42nd Street have been recorded since 2016, $1.14 billion in all.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-29; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. Condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
NYC Department of Finance
Property tax on East 42nd Street
Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 19 taxed large buildings on East 42nd Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.
Largest estimated bills
On East 42nd Street
- Median: $16.96 a square foot a year; middle half $13.90 to $21.78.
- Manhattan median across every tracked building: $14.56 a square foot.
- 2 buildings are fully exempt on the roll: Chrysler Building and Ford Foundation Building.
MTA station data
Subway along East 42nd Street
The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.
- 5 Av
- Grand Central-42 St
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26.
Questions about East 42nd Street
How many office buildings are on East 42nd Street?
Leasemark tracks 21 large office buildings on East 42nd Street in Manhattan: 8 with their main address on East 42nd Street and 13 corner or through-block buildings with a East 42nd Street address as well. Together they hold about 12.3 million square feet of office space, from 2-10 East 42nd Street to 309-325 East 42nd Street, through Grand Central and Murray Hill. The list counts buildings with at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.
What is the largest office building on East 42nd Street?
The largest is One Vanderbilt Avenue at 51 East 42nd Street, with 1,639,725 square feet of office space on 60 floors, built in 2017. Next come the Socony-Mobil Building at 150 East 42nd Street (1.2M SF) and One Grand Central Place at 60 East 42nd Street (1.1M SF).
How old are the buildings on East 42nd Street?
The median office building on East 42nd Street was built in 1957. The oldest with its main address here is 50 East 42nd Street (1917) and the newest One Vanderbilt Avenue at 51 East 42nd Street (2017). 6 date from 1900 to 1929, 6 date from 1930 to 1959, 7 date from 1960 to 1989 and 2 went up in 1990 or later. 7 are designated New York City landmarks.
When did a building on East 42nd Street last sell?
The newest sale on record is 5 East 42nd Street, which sold in September 2025 for $135 million to EAST 43RD NYC LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 3 sales, $1.14 billion in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on East 42nd Street since 2016.
How much property tax do buildings on East 42nd Street pay?
The median estimated tax across the 19 taxed large buildings on East 42nd Street is about $16.96 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $13.90 to $21.78), against $14.56 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $56.2 million a year, is for One Vanderbilt Avenue at 51 East 42nd Street. 2 buildings are fully exempt. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.
What subway lines are near East 42nd Street?
The closest stations to the large buildings on East 42nd Street, in the order the street reaches them, are 5 Av (7 B D F M) and Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, 7, B, D, F, M and S lines, per MTA station data.
Is there office space for lease on East 42nd Street?
No space on East 42nd Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free and it is matched against every active requirement the day it goes up; tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.