Rent Office 235 East 42nd Street

Lease Office - Pfizer World Headquarters

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Rent Sublease Office - 235 E 42nd St

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Rent Coworking Office

Type of Space	Class A/month	Class B/month	Class C/month
Windowed office/person	$ 2623	$ 1300	$ 775
Interior office/person	$ 1873	$ 800	$ 525
Team Rooms	$ 10623	$ 8050	$ 5025
Suites	$ 20623	$ 12050	$ 7025

Nearby office Spaces for Rent

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
E 40th St & Fifth Avenue	Negotiable	7,800	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 46th Street	Negotiable	7,900	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	7,400	Negotiable
Fifth Ave & East 44th Street	Negotiable	7,900	Negotiable
Fifth Ave & East 44th Street	Negotiable	12,300	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 42nd Street	Negotiable	8,000	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	15,900	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 46th Street	Negotiable	7,400	Negotiable
E 42nd St & Second Avenue	Negotiable	8,200	Negotiable
Lexington Ave & East 42nd Street	Negotiable	7,400	Negotiable
Park Ave & East 45th Street	Negotiable	9,200	Negotiable
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue	Negotiable	8,200	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
E 40th St & Fifth Avenue	Negotiable	5,600	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 46th Street	$ 62	4,100	$ 21,183
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	4,700	Negotiable
Vanderbilt Ave & East 44th Street	$ 49	5,300	$ 21,641

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
Third Ave & East 46th Street	Negotiable	1,900	Negotiable
Park Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	2,000	Negotiable
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street	$ 57	1,500	$ 7,125
E 44th St & East 44th Street	$ 82	2,300	$ 15,716
Third Ave & East 41st Street	Negotiable	1,800	Negotiable
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street	Negotiable	2,000	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 46th Street	Negotiable	1,800	Negotiable
Lexington Ave & East 42nd Street	Negotiable	2,100	Negotiable
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue	Negotiable	2,200	Negotiable
Third Ave & East 41st Street	$ 55	1,700	$ 7,791
Park Ave & East 41st Street	$ 85	2,300	$ 16,291
Lexington Ave & East 47th Street	Negotiable	2,300	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 42nd Street	$ 58	7,400	$ 35,766
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	17,400	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue	Negotiable	3,200	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 39th Street	Negotiable	2,700	Negotiable
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street	Negotiable	2,700	Negotiable
Fifth Ave & East 42nd Street	Negotiable	6,100	Negotiable
E 44th St & Third Avenue	Negotiable	6,000	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	2,500	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	5,900	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue	Negotiable	2,600	Negotiable
E 40th St & Park Avenue	Negotiable	5,100	Negotiable
E 43rd St & Third Avenue	Negotiable	4,000	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
Madison Ave & East 39th Street	Negotiable	1,900	Negotiable
Fifth Ave & East 42nd Street	$ 60	1,600	$ 8,000
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	1,800	Negotiable
E 45th St & Fifth Avenue	Negotiable	2,200	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 40th Street	Negotiable	1,900	Negotiable
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue	$ 55	2,000	$ 9,166
Lexington Ave & East 40th Street	$ 43	2,100	$ 7,525
E 45th St & Third Avenue	Negotiable	1,700	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 39th Street	Negotiable	7,300	Negotiable
E 39th St & Fifth Avenue	Negotiable	7,900	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
E 44th St & Madison Avenue	Negotiable	2,700	Negotiable
E 40th St & Lexington Avenue	Negotiable	3,000	Negotiable

Address	$ / SF	SF	Monthly Rent
E 44th St & Madison Avenue	Negotiable	2,200	Negotiable
E 40th St & Lexington Avenue	Negotiable	1,600	Negotiable

Rent Retail - 235 E 42nd St

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Rent Medical Space

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Lease 235 East 42nd Street

Property Summary

Rent 235 East 42nd Street Property Overview

Building Address:	235 E 42nd St, New York NY 10017
Building Name:	Pfizer World Headquarters
Building Alternate Address:	235 E 42nd St
Zip Code:	10017
Neighborhood:	Grand Central
Borough:	Manhattan
Stories:	33
Year Built:	1961
Building Class:	A

235 East 42nd Street, formerly part of Pfizer's presence in New York, is a significant building in Manhattan's Midtown area. Built in 1960, it served as Pfizer's World Headquarters until the company moved to the Spiral near Hudson Yards in 2023.

The building is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. It is being converted into a residential property as part of the largest office-to-residential conversion in New York City's history. The project involves transforming the 33-story building into a market-rate multifamily complex with about 910 units, along with retail and amenity spaces.

This conversion is part of a larger project that includes an adjacent building at 219 East 42nd Street. Together, these buildings will offer over 1,600 residential units, significantly contributing to the transformation of Midtown East into a vibrant mixed-use district.

Pfizer World Headquarters is located at 235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017. Alternate addresses for this property include:

785-791 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10017
229-241 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
228-238 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017

The residential complex at 235 E 42nd St offers a range of amenities, including:

Rooftop pool
Fitness center
Ground floor retail
Offices
Over 100,000 square feet of amenity space

235 East 42nd Street, formerly the Pfizer World Headquarters, is a 33-story office building located in Manhattan, NYC. While specific current tenants are not detailed, nearby office tenants include Crain Communications and Salesforce.com.

Internet providers available at 235 E 42nd St, Manhattan, NYC include:

Verizon: Offers high-speed Fios service with speeds up to 2.3 Gbps.
Spectrum: Provides cable and fiber services with speeds up to 1 Gbps.
Astound Broadband Powered by RCN: Offers both cable and fiber services with speeds up to 1.5 Gbps.
Earthlink: Provides fiber service with speeds up to 2,300 Mbps.

Pfizer is located at 235 E 42nd St, Manhattan, NYC.

Nearest Public Transit:

Bus Stops: E 42nd St and 2nd Ave, 2 Av/E 42 St, E 42 St/2 Av (1 min walk)
Subway Station: Grand Central-42 St (3 min walk)
Train Station: Grand Central Madison (3 min walk), Grand Central (6 min walk)
Ferry Station: East 34th Street (14 min walk)

Cross Streets: 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue

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