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Office buildings on East 56th Street
16 large office buildings on East 56th Street in Manhattan, from 2-12 East 56th Street to 216-220 East 56th Street, with about 5.8 million square feet of office space. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.
- Buildings
- 16
- Office space
- 5.8M SF
- Median year built
- 1958
- Tallest
- 126 East 56th Street, 33 floors
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NYC tax lot records
Every large building on East 56th Street, in address order
From 2-12 East 56th Street to 216-220 East 56th Street. 10 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their East 56th Street address.
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City records and estimates, not availability: a building on the list is not a space for lease.
- 2-12 East 56th StreetMain address: 717 Fifth Avenue
- 15-25 East 56th StreetMain address: 590 Madison Avenue
- 50-56 East 56th StreetMain address: 555 Madison Avenue
- 53-57 East 56th StreetMain address: 575 Madison Avenue
- 68-80 East 56th StreetMain address: 65 East 55th Street
- 82-84 East 56th StreetMain address: 430 Park Avenue
- 101 East 56th StreetMain address: 445 Park Avenue
- 104-114 East 56th StreetMain address: 425 Park Avenue
- 216-220 East 56th StreetMain address: 919 Third Avenue
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-05, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 35,000 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 56th Street
Largest by office space
Buildings with their main address on East 56th Street.
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Building sales on East 56th Street
7 sales of the large buildings on East 56th Street have been recorded since 2016, $3.31 billion in all. The newest 6 are below. Median price: about $659 a square foot of floor area across 5 one-building sales.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-08; 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 56th Street
Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 16 taxed large buildings on East 56th Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.
Largest estimated bills
On East 56th Street
- Median: $20.83 a square foot a year; middle half $14.53 to $26.28.
- Manhattan median across every tracked building: $13.55 a square foot.
- None of the buildings is fully exempt.
MTA station data
Subway along East 56th Street
The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.
- 5 Av/53 St
- 59 St
- Lexington Av/53 St
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-05.
Questions about East 56th Street
How many office buildings are on East 56th Street?
Leasemark tracks 16 large office buildings on East 56th Street in Manhattan: 6 with their main address on East 56th Street and 10 corner or through-block buildings with a East 56th Street address as well. Together they hold about 5.8 million square feet of office space, from 2-12 East 56th Street to 216-220 East 56th Street in Midtown. The list counts buildings with at least 35,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.
What is the largest office building on East 56th Street?
The largest is 126 East 56th Street, with 171,571 square feet of office space on 33 floors, built in 1982. Next come 120 East 56th Street (75K SF) and 60 East 56th Street (53K SF).
How old are the buildings on East 56th Street?
The median office building on East 56th Street was built in 1958. The oldest with its main address here is 120 East 56th Street (1926) and the newest 126 East 56th Street (1982). 2 date from 1900 to 1929, 7 date from 1930 to 1959 and 7 date from 1960 to 1989. One is a designated New York City landmark.
When did a building on East 56th Street last sell?
The newest sale on record is 165 East 56th Street, which sold in May 2026 for $39 million to 165 EAST 56TH STREET LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 7 sales, $3.31 billion in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on East 56th Street since 2016. The median price was about $659 a square foot of floor area across 5 one-building sales.
How much property tax do buildings on East 56th Street pay?
The median estimated tax across the 16 taxed large buildings on East 56th Street is about $20.83 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $14.53 to $26.28), against $13.55 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $27.2 million a year, is for the AT&T Corporate Headquarters Building at 550 Madison Avenue. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.
What subway lines are near East 56th Street?
The closest stations to the large buildings on East 56th Street, in the order the street reaches them, are 5 Av/53 St (E F), 59 St (4 5 6 N R W) and Lexington Av/53 St (E F 6). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, E, F, N, R and W lines, per MTA station data.
Is there office space for lease on East 56th Street?
No space on East 56th 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.