Manhattan · Grand Central and Midtown

Office buildings on East 45th Street

18 large office buildings on East 45th Street in Manhattan, from 1-7 East 45th Street to 340-344 East 45th Street, with about 7.1 million square feet of office space, through Grand Central and Midtown. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
18
Office space
7.1M SF
Median year built
1929
Tallest
216 East 45th Street, 17 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on East 45th Street, in address order

From 1-7 East 45th Street to 340-344 East 45th Street. 13 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their East 45th Street address.

  1. Fred F. French Building1-7 East 45th StreetMain address: 547 Fifth Avenue
    Grand Central · Office building · 395K SF office · 38 floors · built 1927NYC landmark
  2. 2-4 East 45th StreetMain address: 545 Fifth Avenue
    Grand Central · Office building with commercial space · 150K SF office · 13 floors · built 1930sold March 2006, $116.3 million
  3. 11-27 East 45th StreetMain address: 360 Madison Avenue
    Grand Central · Office condominium · 319K SF office · 24 floors · built 1917
  4. 14-26 East 45th StreetMain address: 352 Madison Avenue
    Grand Central · Office building · 344K SF office · 25 floors · built 1922sold March 2013, $261.5 million with 1 other lot
  5. 34-40 East 45th StreetMain address: 52 Vanderbilt Avenue
    Grand Central · Office building · 153K SF office · 20 floors · built 1916
  6. New York Central Building61-87 East 45th StreetMain address: 230 Park Avenue
    Grand Central · Office building · 1.2M SF office · 34 floors · built 1929NYC landmark · sold June 2011, $760 million
  7. 101-111 East 45th StreetMain address: 237 Park Avenue
    Grand Central · Commercial condominium · 894K SF office · 21 floors · built 1985
  8. 140-148 East 45th StreetMain address: 147 East 44th Street
    Grand Central · Office building · 626K SF office · 43 floors · built 1982sold December 2025, $273 million
  9. 143-157 East 45th StreetMain address: 730 Third Avenue
    Midtown · Office building · 615K SF office · 28 floors · built 1959
  10. 200-208 East 45th StreetMain address: 711 Third Avenue
    Midtown · Office building with commercial space · 479K SF office · 19 floors · built 1956
  11. 211 East 45th StreetMain address: 733 Third Avenue
    Midtown · Office building · 378K SF office · 23 floors · built 1960
  12. Midtown · Office building with commercial space · 148K SF office · 17 floors · built 1928sold June 2008, $60 million
  13. Midtown · Office building · 152K SF office · 16 floors · built 1928
  14. Midtown · Office building with commercial space · 187K SF office · 16 floors · built 1929
  15. Midtown · Office building · 178K SF office · 16 floors · built 1929
  16. Midtown · Commercial condominium · 232K SF office · 17 floors · built 1929
  17. 322-334 East 45th StreetMain address: 323 East 44th Street
    Midtown · Office building · 365K SF office · 39 floors · built 1984
  18. 340-344 East 45th StreetMain address: 799 First Avenue
    Midtown · Office building · 325K SF office · 26 floors · built 2006

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 45th Street

Largest by office space

Buildings with their main address on East 45th Street.

  1. 17 floors · built 1929
  2. 16 floors · built 1929
  3. 16 floors · built 1929
  4. 16 floors · built 1928
  5. 17 floors · built 1928

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 192910 buildings
    3.5M SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19593 buildings
    1.4M SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19894 buildings
    2.3M SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later1 building
    325K SF commercial

Landmarks on East 45th Street

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on East 45th Street

One sale of the large buildings on East 45th Street has been recorded since 2016, $273 million in all.

  1. December 2025 · $434 a SF · to 2GC OWNERS, LLC
Recent building sales across NYC

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 45th Street

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 17 taxed large buildings on East 45th Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. $16.86 a SF a year
  2. 730 Third Avenue$12.7 million
    $19.12 a SF a year
  3. 237 Park Avenue$12.4 million
    $13.42 a SF a year
  4. $17.83 a SF a year
  5. $14.71 a SF a year

On East 45th Street

  • Median: $16.04 a square foot a year; middle half $13.42 to $17.83.
  • Manhattan median across every tracked building: $14.56 a square foot.
  • One building is fully exempt on the roll: 799 First Avenue.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along East 45th Street

The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.

  • Grand Central-42 StClosest station to 18 buildings here · 3 min walk from the nearest

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26.

Questions about East 45th Street

How many office buildings are on East 45th Street?

Leasemark tracks 18 large office buildings on East 45th Street in Manhattan: 5 with their main address on East 45th Street and 13 corner or through-block buildings with a East 45th Street address as well. Together they hold about 7.1 million square feet of office space, from 1-7 East 45th Street to 340-344 East 45th Street, through Grand Central and Midtown. 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 45th Street?

The largest is 304 East 45th Street, with 231,646 square feet of office space on 17 floors, built in 1929. Next come 228 East 45th Street (187K SF) and 235 East 45th Street (178K SF). The tallest is 216 East 45th Street, 17 floors.

How old are the buildings on East 45th Street?

The median office building on East 45th Street was built in 1929. The oldest with its main address here is 216 East 45th Street (1928) and the newest 304 East 45th Street (1929). 10 date from 1900 to 1929, 3 date from 1930 to 1959, 4 date from 1960 to 1989 and 1 went up in 1990 or later. 2 are designated New York City landmarks.

When did a building on East 45th Street last sell?

The newest sale on record is 147 East 44th Street, which sold in December 2025 for $273 million to 2GC OWNERS, LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on East 45th Street since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on East 45th Street pay?

The median estimated tax across the 17 taxed large buildings on East 45th Street is about $16.04 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $13.42 to $17.83), against $14.56 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $20.4 million a year, is for the New York Central Building at 230 Park Avenue. One building is fully exempt. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near East 45th Street?

The closest stations to the large buildings on East 45th Street, in the order the street reaches them, are Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S lines, per MTA station data.

Is there office space for lease on East 45th Street?

No space on East 45th 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.