Office space in Columbus Circle.
At a glance
Building stock
A compact set of modern trophy and Class A towers — large, efficient floorplates, high finishes, and Central Park exposures — among older stock along the avenues. Premium space is tightly held.
Rent posture
Toward the top of Midtown: park-view trophy floors command premium rents, with the broader district nearer the Midtown average.
Office inventory
12,747,969 SF of office space across 49 office buildings — 38 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1946 vintage.
Under 50,000 SF
11 buildings, 259,250 SF total, averaging a 1928 vintage.
50,000 to 150,000 SF
18 buildings, 1,669,811 SF total, averaging a 1932 vintage.
150,000 to 500,000 SF
9 buildings, 2,727,261 SF total, averaging a 1935 vintage.
500,000 SF and larger
11 buildings, 8,091,647 SF total, averaging a 1978 vintage.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, MapPLUTO (fetched July 2026) — counting only true office buildings: 10,000 SF of office or more, office above grade (not a ground-floor office under apartments), purpose-built or converted loft/office-condo stock. Spatially joined to DLS’s 31 mapped submarkets.
Where rents sit
Asking rent, $/SF · Average: median of two published market reports, second quarter 2026. Both sit at $76. Class A from the one report that publishes it. Outliers exist in every submarket. In Columbus Circle, office space can be found in the $40s per square foot, and prime space above $100.
Questions
What does office space cost in Columbus Circle?
In the second quarter of 2026, office space in Columbus Circle averaged $76 per square foot a year in asking rent, the median of two published market reports. What a tenant signs depends on the building, the floor, the term and the concessions.
What is the office market like in Columbus Circle?
Columbus Circle is a trophy office district at the southwest corner of Central Park around the Deutsche Bank Center and Hearst Tower, leased by media, finance, and corporate tenants. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating address, view, and terms against premium Midtown pricing.
