Manhattan · Midtown and Times Square

Office buildings on West 42nd Street

14 large office buildings on West 42nd Street in Manhattan, from 1-9 West 42nd Street to 330 West 42nd Street, with about 10.9 million square feet of office space, through Midtown and Times Square. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
14
Office space
10.9M SF
Median year built
1931
Tallest
11 West 42nd Street, 33 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on West 42nd Street, in address order

From 1-9 West 42nd Street to 330 West 42nd Street. 9 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their West 42nd Street address.

  1. 1-9 West 42nd StreetMain address: 500 Fifth Avenue
    Midtown · Office building · 647K SF office · 58 floors · built 1931NYC landmark
  2. Midtown · Office building · 924K SF office · 33 floors · built 1926
  3. W. R. Grace Building37-45 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1114 Avenue of the Americas
    Midtown · Office building · 1.4M SF office · 47 floors · built 1971
  4. Midtown · Office building with commercial space · 324K SF office · 15 floors · built 1906
  5. One Bryant Park103-137 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1111 Avenue of the Americas
    Midtown · Office building · 2.2M SF office · 55 floors · built 2005
  6. Bush Tower130 West 42nd Street
    Midtown · Office building · 202K SF office · 29 floors · built 1918NYC landmark
  7. 141-157 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1472 Broadway
    Midtown · Office building · 1.6M SF office · 51 floors · built 1998
  8. Times Square Tower170-172 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1459 Broadway
    Midtown · Office building · 1.1M SF office · 48 floors · built 2002
  9. 175 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1475 Broadway
    Times Square · Retail building · 141K SF retail · 22 floors · built 1908
  10. 5 Times Square200-212 West 42nd StreetMain address: 592 Seventh Avenue
    Times Square · Office building · 1.1M SF office · 38 floors · built 2000
  11. 220-224 West 42nd StreetMain address: 221 West 41st Street
    Times Square · Office building · 195K SF office · 25 floors · built 1921sold March 2022, $161.1 million
  12. Times Square · Retail building · 275K SF retail · 15 floors · built 1999
  13. Eleven Times Square260-270 West 42nd StreetMain address: 640 Eighth Avenue
    Times Square · Commercial condominium · 743K SF office · 40 floors · built 2007
  14. McGraw-Hill Building330 West 42nd Street
    Times Square · Office building · 523K SF office · 33 floors · built 1931NYC landmark

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 West 42nd Street

Largest by office space

Buildings with their main address on West 42nd Street.

  1. 33 floors · built 1926
  2. 330 West 42nd Street · 33 floors · built 1931
  3. 15 floors · built 1906
  4. Bush Tower202K SF
    130 West 42nd Street · 29 floors · built 1918
  5. 15 floors · built 1999

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19295 buildings
    1.9M SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19592 buildings
    1.2M SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19891 building
    1.5M SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later6 buildings
    7.1M SF commercial

Landmarks on West 42nd Street

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on West 42nd Street

One sale of the large buildings on West 42nd Street has been recorded since 2016, $161.1 million in all.

  1. 221 West 41st Street$161.1 million
    March 2022 · $685 a SF · to YS 220W42 OWNER 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 West 42nd Street

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 10 taxed large buildings on West 42nd Street, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. $25.95 a SF a year
  2. Eleven Times Square$22.8 million
    $28.90 a SF a year
  3. 5 Times Square$19 million
    $17.31 a SF a year
  4. 11 West 42nd Street$15.5 million
    $16.27 a SF a year
  5. 47 West 42nd Street$13.1 million
    $38.69 a SF a year

On West 42nd Street

  • Median: $21.10 a square foot a year; middle half $16.53 to $28.16.
  • Manhattan median across every tracked building: $14.56 a square foot.
  • 4 buildings are fully exempt on the roll: One Bryant Park, 1472 Broadway, Times Square Tower and others.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along West 42nd Street

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

  • 5 AvClosest station to 4 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest
  • Times Sq-42 StClosest station to 10 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest

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

Questions about West 42nd Street

How many office buildings are on West 42nd Street?

Leasemark tracks 14 large office buildings on West 42nd Street in Manhattan: 5 with their main address on West 42nd Street and 9 corner or through-block buildings with a West 42nd Street address as well. Together they hold about 10.9 million square feet of office space, from 1-9 West 42nd Street to 330 West 42nd Street, through Midtown and Times Square. 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 West 42nd Street?

The largest is 11 West 42nd Street, with 923,736 square feet of office space on 33 floors, built in 1926. Next come the McGraw-Hill Building at 330 West 42nd Street (523K SF) and 47 West 42nd Street (324K SF).

How old are the buildings on West 42nd Street?

The median office building on West 42nd Street was built in 1931. The oldest with its main address here is 47 West 42nd Street (1906) and the newest 234 West 42nd Street (1999). 5 date from 1900 to 1929, 2 date from 1930 to 1959, 1 dates from 1960 to 1989 and 6 went up in 1990 or later. 3 are designated New York City landmarks.

When did a building on West 42nd Street last sell?

The newest sale on record is 221 West 41st Street, which sold in March 2022 for $161.1 million to YS 220W42 OWNER LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on West 42nd Street since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on West 42nd Street pay?

The median estimated tax across the 10 taxed large buildings on West 42nd Street is about $21.10 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $16.53 to $28.16), against $14.56 across Manhattan. The largest estimated bill, about $39.4 million a year, is for the W. R. Grace Building at 1114 Avenue of the Americas. 4 buildings are fully exempt. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near West 42nd Street?

The closest stations to the large buildings on West 42nd Street, in the order the street reaches them, are 5 Av (7 B D F M) and Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R W S A C E). Together they serve the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, Q, R, W and S lines, per MTA station data.

Is there office space for lease on West 42nd Street?

No space on West 42nd 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.