Manhattan · Upper West Side
Retail space on West 72nd Street, Manhattan
One of the city's busiest shopping streets: owners registered 105 storefronts on West 72nd Street for the end of 2025, and 7 of them (6.7%) stood empty, below 11.5% across Manhattan. Where they are, the subway along it, and free listings matched to tenants.
- Storefronts
- 105
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2025
- 7
- Vacancy rate
- 6.7%
- Listed on Leasemark
- 0
No storefront on West 72nd Street 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 West 72nd Street
How many shopfronts owners registered along West 72nd Street for the end of 2025 and how many stood empty: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has on the street.
- Registered storefronts
- 105
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2025
- 7
- Vacancy rate
- 6.7%
- Manhattan 11.5%
Where the storefronts on West 72nd Street are
NYC storefront vacancy report: every borough, neighborhood and street, by year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-16. 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 West 72nd Street 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 West 72nd Street
Stations with the most West 72nd Street 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.
Questions about West 72nd Street
How many storefronts are vacant on West 72nd Street?
Owners registered 105 ground- and second-floor storefronts on West 72nd Street in Manhattan with the NYC Department of Finance for the end of 2025, and 7 of them (6.7%) stood vacant on December 31, 2025, against 11.5% across Manhattan. The most are in the Upper West Side (105). 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 West 72nd Street?
Of the 105 storefronts registered on West 72nd Street, 105 are in the Upper West Side.
Which subway stations are on West 72nd Street?
The stations with the most West 72nd Street storefronts within about 250 meters (a three minute walk) of an entrance are 72 St (1, 2, 3, 89 storefronts) and 72 St (B, C, 8 storefronts).
How do I find a storefront for lease on West 72nd Street?
Post what you need on Leasemark (size, budget and the neighborhoods along West 72nd Street) 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 2025 may since have leased, so walk the street too: many owners still put a sign in the window first.