Office space in Financial District.
At a glance
Building stock
An eclectic mix of ornate prewar towers, mid-century office blocks, and modern Class A — many landmark buildings, some converted to residential. Floorplates range from boutique tower cores to very large modern blocks.
Rent posture
A relative value play: asking rents sit well below Midtown and Midtown South, with landlords offering generous concessions on a deep base of available space. (Current market data, Q2 2026.)
Office inventory
39,986,428 SF of office space across 79 office buildings — 64 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1945 vintage.
Small (<50k)
15 buildings, 339,139 SF total, averaging a 1913 vintage.
The floor of the market — single-tenant or partial-floor space.
Mid-Size (50k-150k)
9 buildings, 1,083,618 SF total, averaging a 1919 vintage.
Room to grow — typically several floors for one tenant.
Large (150k-500k)
25 buildings, 7,746,142 SF total, averaging a 1938 vintage.
Anchor scale — often most or all of a building.
Trophy (>=500k)
30 buildings, 30,817,529 SF total, averaging a 1959 vintage.
Headquarters scale — the market's largest occupiers.
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 · Current market data, Q2 2026 — the average is shown as a range across sources.
Questions
What is the office market like in Financial District?
The Financial District is Lower Manhattan’s historic office core around Wall Street and the Stock Exchange — finance, government, and professional services alongside a value-priced, deeply transit-served market. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating space, concessions, and terms at a clear discount to Midtown.
Does DLS represent tenants in Financial District?
Yes. DLS Commercial Real Estate advises office tenants across Financial District and Manhattan's other office submarkets — the tenant's interests only, with a fee customarily paid by the landlord.
