Office space in Nomad.
At a glance
Building stock
Ornate prewar loft and office towers — high ceilings, strong light, characterful floorplates — increasingly upgraded through boutique repositioning. Prime space is competitive.
Rent posture
A strong Midtown South market: prime loft space leads the local range, with the broader district near the Midtown South average.
Office inventory
8,179,868 SF of office space across 78 office buildings — 43 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1918 vintage.
Under 50,000 SF
35 buildings, 950,967 SF total, averaging a 1910 vintage.
50,000 to 150,000 SF
29 buildings, 2,509,519 SF total, averaging a 1913 vintage.
150,000 to 500,000 SF
11 buildings, 2,550,025 SF total, averaging a 1926 vintage.
500,000 SF and larger
3 buildings, 2,169,357 SF total, averaging a 1937 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 three published market reports, second quarter 2026. They range from $72 to $76. Class A from the one report that publishes it. Outliers exist in every submarket. In NoMad, office space can be found in the $40s per square foot, and prime space above $100.
Questions
What does office space cost in Nomad?
In the second quarter of 2026, office space in Nomad averaged $74 per square foot a year in asking rent, the median of three 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 Nomad?
NoMad is a sought-after Midtown South office market north of Madison Square Park — prewar loft towers around Broadway and Fifth, leased by technology, creative, and financial tenants. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating loft space, character, and terms in a competitive market.
