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Rent/Lease Office 485 Madison Ave

Lease Office 485 Madison Ave

$ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
$ 60

Rent Sublease Office at 485 Madison Ave

$ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
$ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable
$ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Negotiable

Nearby Sublease office Spaces for Rent

Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Park Ave & East 57th Street $ 160
10,800
$ 144,000
Fifth Ave & West 52nd Street $ 130
10,300
$ 111,583
Fifth Ave & West 55th Street $ 80
12,900
$ 86,000
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 111.5
25,000
$ 232,291
Madison Ave & East 54th Street $ 61
11,300
$ 57,441
Avenue Of The Americas & West 47th Street $ 58
10,000
$ 48,333
Madison Ave & East 60th Street $ 89
9,500
$ 70,458
Madison Ave & East 59th Street $ 99
8,300
$ 68,475
E 53rd St & Fifth Avenue $ 79
12,200
$ 80,316
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Park Ave & East 50th Street $ 85
4,800
$ 34,000
Madison Ave & East 49th Street $ 69
5,500
$ 31,625
Avenue of the Americas & West 55th Street $ 52
5,300
$ 22,966
Avenue of the Americas & West 55th Street $ 62
6,200
$ 32,033
Park Ave & East 54th Street $ 68
4,000
$ 22,666
Fifth Ave & East 56th Street $ 85
4,400
$ 31,166
W 52nd St & Between Fifth Avenue $ 91
4,100
$ 31,091
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Madison Ave & East 49th Street $ 76.5
2,200
$ 14,025
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
E 60th St & Madison Avenue $ 65
4,200
$ 22,750
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas Negotiable
5,100
Negotiable
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas Negotiable
2,300
Negotiable
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Type of Space Class A/month Class B/month Class C/month
Windowed office/person
Interior office/person
Team Rooms
Suites

Nearby office Spaces for Rent

Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
E 49th St & Fifth Avenue $ 94
16,000
$ 125,333
Park Ave & East 48th Street $ 105
13,700
$ 119,875
Park Ave & East 50th Street $ 150
14,600
$ 182,500
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 105
15,800
$ 138,250
Rockefeller Plz & West 50th Street $ 92
13,800
$ 105,800
Madison Ave & East 60th Street $ 165
15,300
$ 210,375
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 200
10,300
$ 171,666
Madison Ave & East 53rd Street $ 170
11,400
$ 161,500
Madison Ave & East 56th Street $ 105
13,100
$ 114,625
Fifth Ave & West 52nd Street $ 93
11,300
$ 87,575
Third Ave & East 49th Street $ 89
11,200
$ 83,066
Park Ave & East 47th Street $ 130
11,100
$ 120,250
E 59th St & Park Avenue $ 95
13,300
$ 105,291
Madison Ave & East 49th Street $ 79
18,900
$ 124,425
Madison Ave & East 55th Street $ 130
7,800
$ 84,500
Fifth Ave & East 46th Street $ 84
14,600
$ 102,200
E 55th St & Madison Avenue $ 130
10,900
$ 118,083
Fifth Ave & West 55th Street $ 98
9,700
$ 79,216
Rockefeller Plaza & Fifth Avenue $ 95
14,100
$ 111,625
Fifth Ave & East 58th Street $ 150
25,700
$ 321,250
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Rockefeller Plaza & West 48th Street $ 94
2,800
$ 21,933
E 49th St & Fifth Avenue $ 109
5,500
$ 49,958
Avenue of the Americas & West 51st Street $ 84
2,600
$ 18,200
Madison Ave & East 55th Street $ 125
4,800
$ 50,000
Lexington Ave & East 51st Street $ 78
5,300
$ 34,450
Third Ave & East 49th Street $ 73
3,800
$ 23,116
Third Ave & East 49th Street $ 65
4,000
$ 21,666
Madison Ave & East 55th Street $ 65
5,000
$ 27,083
Fifth Ave & West 52nd Street $ 93
6,800
$ 52,700
E 52nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 68
4,000
$ 22,666
Lexington Ave & East 50th Street $ 71
4,100
$ 24,258
Lexington Ave & East 52nd Street $ 82
3,700
$ 25,283
Madison Ave & East 48th Street $ 70
4,500
$ 26,250
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
Avenue of the Americas & West 51st Street $ 84
2,200
$ 15,400
Rockefeller Plz & West 50th Street $ 92
1,600
$ 12,266
Fifth Ave & West 55th Street $ 80
1,900
$ 12,666
Third Ave & East 49th Street $ 71
2,000
$ 11,833
Third Ave & East 49th Street $ 60
2,000
$ 10,000
Madison Ave & East 52nd Street $ 70
1,500
$ 8,750
E 52nd St & Lexington Avenue $ 64
2,400
$ 12,800
Madison Ave & East 55th Street $ 76
2,300
$ 14,566
Fifth Ave & West 49th Street $ 67
2,200
$ 12,283
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
5th Ave & West 47th Street $ 63
8,000
$ 42,000
W 48th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 58
12,500
$ 60,416
E 59th St & Madison Avenue $ 180
9,700
$ 145,500
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
E 55th St & Third Avenue $ 47
2,900
$ 11,358
E 59th St & Second Avenue $ 93.3
3,200
$ 24,880
Madison Ave & East 49th Street $ 59
4,900
$ 24,091
E 52nd St & Fifth Avenue $ 42.5
3,400
$ 12,041
E 48th St & Madison Avenue $ 55
4,600
$ 21,083
E 49th St & Between Fifth Avenue $ 27
3,300
$ 7,425
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 68
4,100
$ 23,233
Park Ave & East 59th Street $ 69.5
6,200
$ 35,908
E 58th St & Third Avenue $ 50
3,400
$ 14,166
E 61st St & Second Avenue $ 61
2,500
$ 12,708
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
E 60th St & Madison Avenue $ 55
1,600
$ 7,333
W 57th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 67
1,600
$ 8,933
E 60th St & Fifth Avenue $ 54
2,200
$ 9,900
E 48th St & Madison Avenue $ 55
2,400
$ 11,000
Lexington Ave & Lexington Avenue $ 44.5
2,500
$ 9,270
E 56th St & Park Avenue $ 59
1,900
$ 9,341
Madison Ave & East 49th Street $ 47
2,200
$ 8,616
E 58th St & Third Avenue $ 52
1,900
$ 8,233
Park Ave & East 59th Street $ 65
2,100
$ 11,375
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
W 47th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 52.5
7,100
$ 31,062
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
E 59th St & Between Second Avenue $ 65.5
6,500
$ 35,479
E 59th St & Madison Avenue $ 61.5
4,000
$ 20,500
Address $ / SF / Yr SF Monthly Rent
W 47th St & Avenue of the Americas $ 53
2,000
$ 8,833

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Office Tenants Rented / Leased 485 Madison Avenue
  • Pembrook Capital Manage… leased 8,179 SF
  • Brookwood Companies In… leased 12,000 SF
  • International Institute for… leased 6,996 SF
  • DFP Partners leased 12,476 SF
  • Signature Bank leased 14,101 SF
  • Livingston Builders, Inc. leased 2,643 SF
  • The Brazilian-American C… leased 3,980 SF
  • Nyca Partners leased 6,918 SF
  • Makom Real Estate Servic… leased 1,000 SF
  • Chiong & Wan CPA leased 1,000 SF
Retail Tenants Rented / Leased 485 Madison Avenue
  • GEMMA by WP Diamonds leased 816 SF
  • Bustler Coffee leased 1,144 SF
Nearby Office Tenants Leased
  • Cerberus Capital Manage… leased 131,060 SF at 875 Third Ave
  • Grant Thornton LLP leased 130,357 SF at 757 Third Ave
  • Holland & Knight leased 130,296 SF at 900 Third Ave
  • First Republic Bank leased 130,000 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Alvarez & Marsal Holdings… leased 128,798 SF at 600 Madison Ave
  • Katten leased 125,000 SF at 50 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Ziff Brothers Investment leased 125,000 SF at 350 Park Avenue
  • Merrill Lynch Wealth Management leased 125,000 SF at 75 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Bucherer Timemachine leased 121,055 SF at 590 Madison Ave
  • Baker Hostetler LLP leased 118,634 SF at 630 Fifth Ave
Nearby Retail Tenants Leased
  • Breitling leased 8,500 SF at 5 East 57th St
  • Megu leased 8,500 SF at 845 United Nations Plaza
  • Roche Bobois leased 8,200 SF at 950 Third Avenue
  • Duane Reade leased 8,100 SF at 260 Madison Ave
  • 48 Rockefeller Corp. leased 8,000 SF at 48 West 48th St
  • Valley National Bank leased 7,713 SF at 71 West 47th St
  • Louis the 13th Cognac leased 7,500 SF at 3 West 57th Street
  • HSBC leased 7,491 SF at 250 Park Avenue
  • Asanda Aveda leased 6,800 SF at 120 East 56th St
  • Francois Latapie leased 6,500 SF at 30 East 60th St
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Tenant Broker’s Perspective: Return-to-office mandates are driving up rental prices at 485 Madison Avenue. This trend is projected to continue. Opportunities for subleases remain available at 485 Madison Avenue and in the nearby Plaza District neighborhood.
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485 Madison Avenue Property Overview

Building Address: 485 Madison Ave, New York NY 10022
Building Alternate Address: 485 Madison Ave
Zip Code:10022
Neighborhood:Plaza District
Borough:Manhattan
Stories:25
Year Built:1929
Building Class:A
Block & lot:01287-0052

The Standard Security Life Building, located at 485 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, NYC, has a rich history. It was built in 1929 and initially served as a significant location for CBS. The building housed CBS Radio studios 1 through 9 and later added television studios 31 and 32 around 1936.

CBS operated from this location until the mid-1960s when it moved to the CBS Broadcast Center. The building is a 24-story structure with a total area of 244,668 square feet, classified as an office building with or without commercial spaces.

Today, it is a prominent office building in the Central Midtown area, known for its historical significance and architectural presence.

485 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Alternate addresses:

  • 28-36 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022
  • 479-485 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022

Neighborhood: Central Midtown/Grand Central

Building Name: Standard Security Life Building

Year Built: 1929

Stories: 24

Total Area: Approximately 244,668 sqft (or 263,000 sqft)


485 Madison Avenue offers a range of amenities for its occupants:

  • Fully Furnished Offices: 47 private offices available.
  • Conference Rooms: Two conference rooms for meetings.
  • Cafe and Break Room: Large area serving freshly brewed Starbucks Coffee and continental breakfast.
  • Art Collection: Features a prestigious collection of original modern art.
  • Reception Area: Luxurious reception area with professional secretarial services.
  • Technology and Internet: State-of-the-art technology and high-speed internet.
  • Security and Access: Secure 24/7 access and daily office cleaning.

485 Madison Avenue Office Tenants

485 Madison Avenue, located in the heart of Manhattan, is home to a diverse range of tenants across various industries.

  • Medical Professionals: The building hosts a strong presence of medical professionals, offering ideal spaces for medical and dental practices.
  • Legal Firms: Legal firms are also prominent tenants, benefiting from the building's prime location and amenities.
  • Media and Financial Organizations: Media and financial companies take advantage of the building's proximity to major business hubs like Rockefeller Center and Grand Central Station.

The building's amenities include a 24/7 attended lobby, electronic access, and nearby dining options like Gregory’s Coffee and Fresco by Scotto.


485 Madison Ave, Manhattan, NYC, offers several internet providers for residents. The primary options include:

  • Verizon Fios: Known for high speeds up to 2 Gbps, Verizon Fios is a top choice for its reliability and customer service.
  • Astound Broadband Powered by RCN: Offers both cable and fiber services with competitive pricing and unlimited data.
  • Spectrum: Provides widespread coverage with speeds up to 1 Gbps and various bundling options.

485 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NYC offers convenient transportation options:

  • Bus Stops: Nearby bus stops include Madison Av/E 37 St and Madison Av/E 36 St, both within a 1-minute walk.
  • Subway Stations: The nearest subway station is 34 St-Herald Sq, a 2-minute walk away. Other nearby stations include Grand Central-42 St, a 5-minute walk.
  • Train Station: Grand Central Terminal is just a 2-minute walk.

Cross Streets: 51st Street and 52nd Street.

Office Tenants Rented / Leased 485 Madison Avenue
  • Pembrook Capital Manage… leased 8,179 SF
  • Brookwood Companies In… leased 12,000 SF
  • International Institute for… leased 6,996 SF
  • DFP Partners leased 12,476 SF
  • Signature Bank leased 14,101 SF
  • Livingston Builders, Inc. leased 2,643 SF
  • The Brazilian-American C… leased 3,980 SF
  • Nyca Partners leased 6,918 SF
  • Makom Real Estate Servic… leased 1,000 SF
  • Chiong & Wan CPA leased 1,000 SF
Retail Tenants Rented / Leased 485 Madison Avenue
  • GEMMA by WP Diamonds leased 816 SF
  • Bustler Coffee leased 1,144 SF
Nearby Office Tenants Leased
  • Cerberus Capital Manage… leased 131,060 SF at 875 Third Ave
  • Grant Thornton LLP leased 130,357 SF at 757 Third Ave
  • Holland & Knight leased 130,296 SF at 900 Third Ave
  • First Republic Bank leased 130,000 SF at 10 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Alvarez & Marsal Holdings… leased 128,798 SF at 600 Madison Ave
  • Katten leased 125,000 SF at 50 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Ziff Brothers Investment leased 125,000 SF at 350 Park Avenue
  • Merrill Lynch Wealth Management leased 125,000 SF at 75 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Bucherer Timemachine leased 121,055 SF at 590 Madison Ave
  • Baker Hostetler LLP leased 118,634 SF at 630 Fifth Ave
Nearby Retail Tenants Leased
  • Breitling leased 8,500 SF at 5 East 57th St
  • Megu leased 8,500 SF at 845 United Nations Plaza
  • Roche Bobois leased 8,200 SF at 950 Third Avenue
  • Duane Reade leased 8,100 SF at 260 Madison Ave
  • 48 Rockefeller Corp. leased 8,000 SF at 48 West 48th St
  • Valley National Bank leased 7,713 SF at 71 West 47th St
  • Louis the 13th Cognac leased 7,500 SF at 3 West 57th Street
  • HSBC leased 7,491 SF at 250 Park Avenue
  • Asanda Aveda leased 6,800 SF at 120 East 56th St
  • Francois Latapie leased 6,500 SF at 30 East 60th St

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