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Rent/Lease Office 285 Madison Ave

Lease Office 285 Madison Ave

$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
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9,400
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$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
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6,800
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Rent Sublease Office at 285 Madison Ave

$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
12,900
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$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
6,100
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$ / SF SF Monthly Rent

Nearby Sublease office Spaces for Rent

Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 44th Street $ 65
13,500
$ 73,125
Third Ave & East 39th Street $ 35
49,100
$ 143,208
Lexington Ave & East 43rd Street $ 54
12,900
$ 58,050
5th Ave & East 44th Street $ 69
9,600
$ 55,200
Park Ave & East 45th Street $ 100
9,700
$ 80,429
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 39
55,700
$ 181,025
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Park Ave & East 39th Street $ 99
4,200
$ 34,650
Fifth Ave & East 44th Street $ 50
3,300
$ 13,750
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 49
4,800
$ 19,600
5th Ave & East 44th Street $ 69
7,000
$ 40,250
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street $ 50
2,100
$ 8,750
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street $ 40
10,300
$ 34,333
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street $ 25
7,300
$ 15,056
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
E 42nd St & Park Avenue $ 42
5,100
$ 17,850
Fifth Ave & East 44th Street $ 52
3,300
$ 14,162
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 50
4,800
$ 20,200
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street $ 26
5,600
$ 12,016
Madison Ave & East 40th Street $ 59
4,200
$ 20,562
E 41st St & Fifth Avenue $ 47
2,700
$ 10,575
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street $ 52
2,100
$ 9,012
Lexington Ave & East 40th Street $ 41
2,100
$ 7,175
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Type of Space Class A/month Class B/month Class C/month
Windowed office/person $ 2265 $ 1300 $ 775
Interior office/person $ 1515 $ 800 $ 525
Team Rooms $ 10265 $ 8050 $ 5025
Suites $ 20265 $ 12050 $ 7025

Nearby office Spaces for Rent

Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Vanderbilt Ave & East 43rd Street $ 125
15,800
$ 164,583
Fifth Ave & East 46th Street $ 69
11,400
$ 65,550
Park Ave & East 41st Avenue $ 175
12,200
$ 177,916
Lexington Ave & East 42nd Street $ 69
7,400
$ 42,550
Third Ave & East 40th Street $ 60
27,700
$ 138,500
Park Ave & East 39th Street $ 105
12,400
$ 108,500
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 69
28,500
$ 163,875
Fifth Ave & East 40th Street $ 85
11,200
$ 79,333
Madison Ave & East 45th Street $ 85
14,200
$ 100,583
E 42nd St & Madison Avenue $ 84
12,700
$ 88,900
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Park Ave & East 40th Street $ 98
3,200
$ 26,133
E 45th St & Lexington Avenue $ 81
4,300
$ 29,025
Lexington Ave & East 42nd Street $ 67
4,000
$ 22,333
Third Ave & East 42nd Street $ 70
5,500
$ 32,083
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 58
4,100
$ 19,816
Vanderbilt Ave & East 44th Street $ 49
5,300
$ 21,641
Third Ave & East 41st Street $ 55
5,100
$ 23,375
Third Ave & East 41st Street $ 70
4,800
$ 28,000
Third Ave & Between East 44th Street $ 65
4,800
$ 26,000
Third Ave & East 46th Street $ 62
4,100
$ 21,183
Third Ave & East 39th Street $ 70
4,700
$ 27,416
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
E 45th St & Lexington Avenue $ 75
2,400
$ 15,000
Lexington Ave & East 42nd Street $ 61
1,500
$ 7,625
Park Ave & East 41st Street $ 85
2,300
$ 16,291
E 44th St & East 44th Street $ 82
2,300
$ 15,716
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street $ 57
1,500
$ 7,125
Third Ave & East 41st Street $ 55
1,700
$ 7,791
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & East 42nd Street $ 58
7,400
$ 35,766
E 42nd St & Park Avenue $ 59
9,700
$ 47,691
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 64
8,400
$ 44,800
Madison Ave & East 40th Street $ 65
14,600
$ 79,083
Vanderbilt Ave & East 44th Street $ 80
8,100
$ 54,337
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street $ 68
7,900
$ 44,766
E 44th St & Third Avenue $ 58
8,400
$ 40,600
E 45th St & Third Avenue $ 48
7,100
$ 28,400
Madison Ave & East 40th Street $ 58
16,000
$ 78,000
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
E 45th St & Third Avenue $ 48
5,000
$ 20,000
Madison Ave & East 40th Street $ 56
6,900
$ 32,200
E 44th St & Third Avenue $ 48
4,500
$ 18,000
E 41st St & Fifth Avenue $ 50
4,000
$ 16,666
E 42nd St & Park Avenue $ 66
6,700
$ 36,850
Madison Ave & East 40th Street $ 76
3,600
$ 22,800
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue $ 57
5,700
$ 27,075
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue $ 62
2,600
$ 13,433
Lexington Ave & East 41st Street $ 61
3,700
$ 18,808
Vanderbilt Ave & East 44th Street $ 51
4,000
$ 17,000
Fifth Ave & East 45th Street $ 84
6,800
$ 47,600
Third Ave & Between East 44th Street $ 67
4,800
$ 26,800
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 56
3,300
$ 15,400
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
E 46th St & Fifth Avenue $ 132
2,000
$ 22,000
Madison Ave & East 41st Avenue $ 55
2,000
$ 9,166
Lexington Ave & East 40th Street $ 43
2,100
$ 7,525
Fifth Ave & East 42nd Street $ 60
1,600
$ 8,000
Lexington Ave & East 44th Street $ 55
1,500
$ 6,875
E 42nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 61
2,200
$ 11,183
E 42nd St & Madison Avenue $ 69
2,100
$ 12,075
Second Ave & East 43rd Street $ 59
2,300
$ 11,308
Madison Ave & East 39th Street $ 52
1,900
$ 8,233
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & Between East 42nd Street $ 84
9,200
$ 64,016
Fifth Ave & East 39th Street $ 52
7,300
$ 31,633
E 39th St & Fifth Avenue $ 39
7,900
$ 25,675
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Fifth Ave & Between East 42nd Street $ 84
6,000
$ 42,250
E 40th St & Lexington Avenue $ 50
3,000
$ 12,375
Address $ / SF SF Monthly Rent
E 40th St & Lexington Avenue $ 50
1,600
$ 6,733

Retail Spaces for Rent at 285 Madison Ave

Rent Retail 285 Madison Ave

$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
2,800
Negotiable
$ / SF SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
1,100
Negotiable
$ / SF SF Monthly Rent

Rent Medical Space at 285 Madison Ave

Office Tenants Rented / Leased 285 Madison Avenue
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 14,054 SF
  • Quantitative Brokers leased 7,070 SF
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 200,000 SF
  • Misys leased 23,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • NetApp leased 18,242 SF
  • Janklow & Nesbit leased 14,875 SF
  • Tenant Popular Community Bank leased 3,553 SF
  • Ziff Capital Partners leased 18,242 SF
Nearby Office Tenants Leased
  • Boston Consulting Group leased 193,295 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Yext leased 58,194 SF at 1 Madison Ave
  • Phoenix Constructors leased 55,000 SF at 100 Broadway
  • SourceMedia leased 42,460 SF at 1 Whitehall St
  • Translation leased 35,000 SF at 10 Jay Street
  • Social Science Research Council leased 25,000 SF at 1 Pierrepont Plaza
  • Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands leased 17,000 SF at 1 Rockefeller Plaza
  • AM Investments leased 9,000 SF at 1 Liberty Plz
  • Melkonian Capital Management leased 7,168 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • SMEG USA leased 2,713 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
Nearby Retail Tenants Leased
  • Life Time leased 74,000 SF at 1 Wall Street
  • Burger & Lobster leased 8,900 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • Eddie Bauer leased 7,400 SF at 100 Fifth Ave
  • The Anne Frank Center leased 2,500 SF at 100 Church St
  • Clean Table leased 2,000 SF at 101 Seventh Avenue
  • Sweetgreen leased 2,000 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Duane Reade leased 1,888 SF at 100 Broadway
  • Gregory's Coffee leased 1,100 SF at 100 Wall St
  • Choza Taqueria leased 1,000 SF at 100 Park Ave
  • The Original Soup Man and Crema Lita leased 614 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
Tenant Broker’s Perspective: Return-to-office mandates are driving up rental prices at 285 Madison Avenue. This trend is projected to continue. Opportunities for subleases remain available at 285 Madison Avenue and in the nearby Grand Central neighborhood.
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285 Madison Avenue Property Overview

Building Address: 285 Madison Ave, New York NY 10017
Building Alternate Address: 285 Madison Ave
Zip Code:10017
Neighborhood:Grand Central
Borough:Manhattan
Stories:26
Year Built:1926
Building Class:A
Block & lot:01275-0023

285 Madison Avenue is a distinctive pre-war office building located in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, NYC. It was built in 1926 by architects Rouse & Goldstone for developer Isaac Harby. The building originally housed notable tenants such as Young and Rubicam, fulfilling their contract with Jello to relocate to New York.

The building features nearly 100 grotesques framing the ground floor doors, including a notable tennis player carving. It has undergone significant renovations, including a comprehensive lobby renovation, new mechanical systems, and upgraded common areas.

Today, 285 Madison Avenue offers high-quality contemporary office space with amenities like a lounge, art program, restaurant, gym, and roof terrace. Its prime location near Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park makes it a sought-after destination in Manhattan's commercial real estate market.

285 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NYC

Located on the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 40th Street.

Just one block from Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park.

A 26-story, 530,000-square-foot pre-war office building.

Amenities include a landscaped roof terrace, exclusive tenant lounge & meeting room, bicycle storage, and a fully equipped gym.


285 Madison Avenue offers the following amenities:

  • Landscaped Roof Terrace
  • Exclusive Tenant Lounge & Meeting Room
  • Bicycle Storage
  • Fully Equipped Gym with Locker Rooms and Showers
  • 24/7 Lobby Attendant
  • Building Amenities Space featuring Art Program, Restaurant with Private Dining and Bar

285 Madison Avenue is a 26-story, 530,000-square-foot pre-war office building located in the heart of Manhattan, NYC. It offers a range of amenities including a landscaped roof terrace, exclusive tenant lounge, bicycle storage, and a fully equipped gym.

The building is strategically positioned near Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park, making it an attractive location for office tenants seeking a central and vibrant work environment.

While specific details about current tenants are not readily available, the building's prime location and modern amenities make it an appealing choice for businesses looking to establish a presence in Midtown Manhattan.


285 Madison Ave, Manhattan, NYC, offers several internet providers. The building is likely covered by major providers such as Verizon Fios, Astound Broadband Powered by RCN, and Spectrum. These providers offer a range of services including fiber and cable internet.

Verizon Fios is known for its high speeds up to 2 Gbps and reliable service. Astound Broadband Powered by RCN offers both cable and fiber options with competitive pricing. Spectrum provides widespread coverage with speeds up to 1 Gbps.


285 Madison Avenue is located in Manhattan, NYC. The nearest subway lines include the 4, 5, M, N, and S trains. Bus options are available with routes such as BM2, BXM4, M103, M42, and Q32. The closest bus stops are at Madison Av/E 37 St and Madison Av/E 36 St.

Cross streets for 285 Madison Avenue include East 41st Street and East 42nd Street.

Office Tenants Rented / Leased 285 Madison Avenue
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 14,054 SF
  • Quantitative Brokers leased 7,070 SF
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 200,000 SF
  • Misys leased 23,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • NetApp leased 18,242 SF
  • Janklow & Nesbit leased 14,875 SF
  • Tenant Popular Community Bank leased 3,553 SF
  • Ziff Capital Partners leased 18,242 SF

Nearby Office Tenants Leased
  • Boston Consulting Group leased 193,295 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Yext leased 58,194 SF at 1 Madison Ave
  • Phoenix Constructors leased 55,000 SF at 100 Broadway
  • SourceMedia leased 42,460 SF at 1 Whitehall St
  • Translation leased 35,000 SF at 10 Jay Street
  • Social Science Research Council leased 25,000 SF at 1 Pierrepont Plaza
  • Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands leased 17,000 SF at 1 Rockefeller Plaza
  • AM Investments leased 9,000 SF at 1 Liberty Plz
  • Melkonian Capital Management leased 7,168 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • SMEG USA leased 2,713 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza

Nearby Retail Tenants Leased
  • Life Time leased 74,000 SF at 1 Wall Street
  • Burger & Lobster leased 8,900 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • Eddie Bauer leased 7,400 SF at 100 Fifth Ave
  • The Anne Frank Center leased 2,500 SF at 100 Church St
  • Clean Table leased 2,000 SF at 101 Seventh Avenue
  • Sweetgreen leased 2,000 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Duane Reade leased 1,888 SF at 100 Broadway
  • Gregory's Coffee leased 1,100 SF at 100 Wall St
  • Choza Taqueria leased 1,000 SF at 100 Park Ave
  • The Original Soup Man and Crema Lita leased 614 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
Office Tenants Rented / Leased 285 Madison Avenue
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 14,054 SF
  • Quantitative Brokers leased 7,070 SF
  • Tommy Hilfiger leased 200,000 SF
  • Misys leased 23,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • GE Capital leased 43,000 SF
  • NetApp leased 18,242 SF
  • Janklow & Nesbit leased 14,875 SF
  • Tenant Popular Community Bank leased 3,553 SF
  • Ziff Capital Partners leased 18,242 SF
Nearby Office Tenants Leased
  • Boston Consulting Group leased 193,295 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Yext leased 58,194 SF at 1 Madison Ave
  • Phoenix Constructors leased 55,000 SF at 100 Broadway
  • SourceMedia leased 42,460 SF at 1 Whitehall St
  • Translation leased 35,000 SF at 10 Jay Street
  • Social Science Research Council leased 25,000 SF at 1 Pierrepont Plaza
  • Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands leased 17,000 SF at 1 Rockefeller Plaza
  • AM Investments leased 9,000 SF at 1 Liberty Plz
  • Melkonian Capital Management leased 7,168 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • SMEG USA leased 2,713 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
Nearby Retail Tenants Leased
  • Life Time leased 74,000 SF at 1 Wall Street
  • Burger & Lobster leased 8,900 SF at 1 Bryant Park
  • Eddie Bauer leased 7,400 SF at 100 Fifth Ave
  • The Anne Frank Center leased 2,500 SF at 100 Church St
  • Clean Table leased 2,000 SF at 101 Seventh Avenue
  • Sweetgreen leased 2,000 SF at 10 Hudson Yards
  • Duane Reade leased 1,888 SF at 100 Broadway
  • Gregory's Coffee leased 1,100 SF at 100 Wall St
  • Choza Taqueria leased 1,000 SF at 100 Park Ave
  • The Original Soup Man and Crema Lita leased 614 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza

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