Manhattan · Murray Hill and Midtown

Office buildings on Second Avenue

7 large office buildings on Second Avenue in Manhattan, from 767-781 Second Avenue to 885 Second Avenue, with about 2.3 million square feet of office space, through Murray Hill and Midtown. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
7
Office space
2.3M SF
Median year built
1962
Tallest
885 Second Avenue, 48 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on Second Avenue, in address order

From 767-781 Second Avenue to 885 Second Avenue. 2 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their Second Avenue address.

  1. Daily News Building767-781 Second AvenueMain address: 220 East 42nd Street
    Murray Hill · Commercial condominium · 820K SF office · 37 floors · built 1930NYC landmark
  2. 768-782 Second AvenueMain address: 300 East 42nd Street
    Murray Hill · Commercial condominium · 177K SF office · 17 floors · built 1964
  3. Murray Hill · Commercial condominium · 213K SF office · 18 floors · built 1957
  4. Murray Hill · Office building · 134K SF office · 22 floors · built 1932
  5. Midtown · Office building · 138K SF office · 11 floors · built 1963
  6. Midtown · Commercial condominium · 122K SF office · 19 floors · built 1962
  7. Midtown · Office building · 704K SF office · 48 floors · built 1971sold June 2026, $265.3 million

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 Second Avenue

Largest by office space

Buildings with their main address on Second Avenue.

  1. 48 floors · built 1971
  2. 18 floors · built 1957
  3. 11 floors · built 1963
  4. 22 floors · built 1932
  5. 19 floors · built 1962

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19290 buildings
    none on the list
  3. 1930 to 19593 buildings
    1.3M SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19894 buildings
    1.3M SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later0 buildings
    none on the list

Landmarks on Second Avenue

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on Second Avenue

2 sales of the large buildings on Second Avenue have been recorded since 2016, $831 million in all.

  1. 885 Second Avenue$265.3 million
    June 2026 · $329 a SF · to ONE DAG OWNER LP
  2. 885 Second Avenue$565.8 million
    January 2019 · $702 a SF
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 Second Avenue

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 7 taxed large buildings on Second Avenue, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. 885 Second Avenue$12.6 million
    $15.59 a SF a year
  2. $11.05 a SF a year
  3. $17.36 a SF a year
  4. 800 Second Avenue$1.75 million
    $7.70 a SF a year
  5. 801 Second Avenue$1.64 million
    $11.62 a SF a year

On Second Avenue

  • Median: $11.05 a square foot a year; middle half $8.03 to $13.60.
  • Manhattan median across every tracked building: $14.56 a square foot.
  • None of the buildings is fully exempt.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along Second Avenue

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 6 buildings here · 4 min walk from the nearest
  • 51 StClosest station to 1 building here · 5 min walk from the nearest

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

Questions about Second Avenue

How many office buildings are on Second Avenue?

Leasemark tracks 7 large office buildings on Second Avenue in Manhattan: 5 with their main address on Second Avenue and 2 corner or through-block buildings with a Second Avenue address as well. Together they hold about 2.3 million square feet of office space, from 767-781 Second Avenue to 885 Second Avenue, through Murray Hill 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 Second Avenue?

The largest is 885 Second Avenue, with 704,001 square feet of office space on 48 floors, built in 1971. Next come 800 Second Avenue (213K SF) and 815 Second Avenue (138K SF).

How old are the buildings on Second Avenue?

The median office building on Second Avenue was built in 1962. The oldest with its main address here is 801 Second Avenue (1932) and the newest 885 Second Avenue (1971). 3 date from 1930 to 1959 and 4 date from 1960 to 1989. One is a designated New York City landmark.

When did a building on Second Avenue last sell?

The newest sale on record is 885 Second Avenue, which sold in June 2026 for $265.3 million to ONE DAG OWNER LP, per the deed recorded with the city. 2 sales, $831 million in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on Second Avenue since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on Second Avenue pay?

The median estimated tax across the 7 taxed large buildings on Second Avenue is about $11.05 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $8.03 to $13.60), against $14.56 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $12.6 million a year, is for 885 Second Avenue. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near Second Avenue?

The closest stations to the large buildings on Second Avenue, in the order the street reaches them, are Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S) and 51 St (6 E F). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, 7, E, F and S lines, per MTA station data.

Is there office space for lease on Second Avenue?

No space on Second Avenue 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.