Manhattan · Union Square

Commercial buildings on Union Square

8 large commercial buildings on Union Square in Manhattan, from 1-3 Union Square to 44 Union Square, with about 828,000 square feet of commercial space. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
8
Commercial space
828K SF
Median year built
1912
Tallest
41 Union Square, 16 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on Union Square, in address order

From 1-3 Union Square to 44 Union Square. 2 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their Union Square address.

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Owner of record, size, floors, year built, zoning, estimated property tax, last sale, energy grade and nearest subway for every building on this list, as a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets. Free with a Leasemark account.

City records and estimates, not availability: a building on the list is not a space for lease.

  1. Lincoln Building1-3 Union SquareMain address: 1 Union Square West
    Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 46K SF office · 9 floors · built 1890NYC landmark
  2. 4 Union SquareMain address: 44 East 14th Street
    Union Square · Retail building · 263K SF retail · 7 floors · built 1971
  3. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 74K SF office · 8 floors · built 1900
  4. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 82K SF office · 12 floors · built 1912
  5. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 37K SF office · 5 floors · built 1959
  6. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 123K SF office · 12 floors · built 1903
  7. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 66K SF office · 16 floors · built 1920
  8. Union Square · Office building with commercial space · 46K SF office · 6 floors · built 1929

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 Union Square

Largest by commercial space

Buildings with their main address on Union Square.

  1. 12 floors · built 1903
  2. 8 floors · built 1900
  3. 12 floors · built 1912
  4. 16 floors · built 1920
  5. 6 floors · built 1929
  6. 5 floors · built 1959

By year built

  1. Before 19001 building
    51K SF commercial
  2. 1900 to 19295 buildings
    468K SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19591 building
    46K SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19891 building
    263K SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later0 buildings
    none on the list

Landmarks on Union Square

NYC Department of Finance

Property tax on Union Square

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 8 taxed large buildings on Union Square, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. 44 East 14th Street$6.43 million
    $24.49 a SF a year
  2. 32 Union Square$2.1 million
    $14.69 a SF a year
  3. 41 Union Square$2.1 million
    $28.18 a SF a year
  4. 17 Union Square$1.85 million
    $21.08 a SF a year
  5. 44 Union Square$1.66 million
    $23.62 a SF a year

On Union Square

  • Median: $23.53 a square foot a year; middle half $19.48 to $25.41.
  • Manhattan median across every tracked building: $13.55 a square foot.
  • None of the buildings is fully exempt.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along Union Square

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

  • 14 St-Union SqClosest station to 8 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-05.

Questions about Union Square

How many commercial buildings are on Union Square?

Leasemark tracks 8 large commercial buildings on Union Square in Manhattan: 6 with their main address on Union Square and 2 corner or through-block buildings with a Union Square address as well. Together they hold about 828,000 square feet of commercial space, from 1-3 Union Square to 44 Union Square in Union Square. The list counts buildings with at least 35,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.

What is the largest commercial building on Union Square?

The largest is 32 Union Square, with 143,054 square feet of commercial space on 12 floors, built in 1903. Next come 5 Union Square (92K SF) and 17 Union Square (88K SF). The tallest is 41 Union Square, 16 floors.

How old are the buildings on Union Square?

The median commercial building on Union Square was built in 1912. The oldest with its main address here is 5 Union Square (1900) and the newest 29 Union Square (1959). 1 dates from before 1900, 5 date from 1900 to 1929, 1 dates from 1930 to 1959 and 1 dates from 1960 to 1989. One is a designated New York City landmark.

How much property tax do buildings on Union Square pay?

The median estimated tax across the 8 taxed large buildings on Union Square is about $23.53 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $19.48 to $25.41), against $13.55 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $6.43 million a year, is for 44 East 14th Street. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near Union Square?

The closest stations to the large buildings on Union Square, in the order the street reaches them, are 14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W). Together they serve the 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R and W lines, per MTA station data.

Is there commercial space for lease on Union Square?

No space on Union Square 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.