Manhattan · Washington Heights and Harlem
Retail space on St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
One of the city's busiest shopping streets: owners registered 324 storefronts on St. Nicholas Avenue for the end of 2024, and 20 of them (6.2%) stood empty, below 11.1% across Manhattan. Where they are, the subway along it, and free listings matched to tenants.
- Storefronts
- 324
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 20
- Vacancy rate
- 6.2%
- Listed on Leasemark
- 0
No storefront on St. Nicholas Avenue is listed on Leasemark yet. Own or broker one? List it free and it is matched against every retail and restaurant requirement the day it goes up.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts on St. Nicholas Avenue
How many shopfronts owners registered along St. Nicholas Avenue for the end of 2024 and how many stood empty: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has on the street.
- Registered storefronts
- 324
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 20
- Vacancy rate
- 6.2%
- Manhattan 11.1%
- A year earlier
- 7.0%
- fewer empty now
Where the storefronts on St. Nicholas Avenue are
Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-09. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Counts are the storefronts whose owners typed St. Nicholas Avenue in the registration, so a few with misspelled addresses are missing; each is placed in a neighborhood by its map point. The year before is shown only when both filings count about as many storefronts on the street. 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.
MTA subway stations
Subway along St. Nicholas Avenue
Stations with the most St. Nicholas Avenue storefronts within about 250 meters of an entrance, a three minute walk.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, with storefront locations from the city's storefront registry.
Large buildings on St. Nicholas Avenue
Buildings with their main address on St. Nicholas Avenue that Leasemark has a page for: size, age, owner, taxes and last sale.
Questions about St. Nicholas Avenue
How many storefronts are vacant on St. Nicholas Avenue?
Owners registered 324 ground- and second-floor storefronts on St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan with the NYC Department of Finance for the end of 2024, and 20 of them (6.2%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 11.1% across Manhattan and 7.0% on St. Nicholas Avenue a year earlier. The most are in Washington Heights (220) and Harlem (62). 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.
Where are the storefronts on St. Nicholas Avenue?
Of the 324 storefronts registered on St. Nicholas Avenue, 220 are in Washington Heights and 62 are in Harlem, and 42 more are along parts of St. Nicholas Avenue outside the neighborhoods Leasemark maps.
Which subway stations are on St. Nicholas Avenue?
The stations with the most St. Nicholas Avenue storefronts within about 250 meters (a three minute walk) of an entrance are 191 St (1, 69 storefronts), 181 St (1, 44 storefronts), 145 St (A, B, C, D, 23 storefronts), 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C, 20 storefronts), 168 St (1, A, C, 11 storefronts) and 125 St (A, B, C, D, 10 storefronts).
How do I find a storefront for lease on St. Nicholas Avenue?
Post what you need on Leasemark (size, budget and the neighborhoods along St. Nicholas Avenue) and owners and brokers with a fitting space are matched to you; nothing is shared until both sides accept the introduction. A storefront that stood vacant at the end of 2024 may since have leased, so walk the street too: many owners still put a sign in the window first.