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.
- 1-9 West 42nd StreetMain address: 500 Fifth Avenue
- Bush Tower130 West 42nd Street
- 141-157 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1472 Broadway
- 175 West 42nd StreetMain address: 1475 Broadway
- 220-224 West 42nd StreetMain address: 221 West 41st Street
- McGraw-Hill Building330 West 42nd Street
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.
By year built
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.
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
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.
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 Av
- Times Sq-42 St
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.