Office space in Soho.
At a glance
Building stock
Landmark cast-iron and masonry lofts — very high ceilings, expansive windows, columned interiors — with boutique conversions throughout. Floorplates are grand, characterful, and tightly held.
Rent posture
A premium creative market: prime loft space commands rents above the Midtown South average, reflecting scarcity and cachet.
Office inventory
5,983,390 SF of office space across 130 office buildings — 26 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1903 vintage.
Under 50,000 SF
104 buildings, 2,678,861 SF total, averaging a 1902 vintage.
50,000 to 150,000 SF
17 buildings, 1,463,864 SF total, averaging a 1902 vintage.
150,000 to 500,000 SF
9 buildings, 1,840,665 SF total, averaging a 1904 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 five published market reports, second quarter 2026. They range from $79 to $109. Class A here is the published rent for SoHo’s prime loft buildings, which the reports grade Class B; the towers they grade Class A ask less. Outliers exist in every submarket. In SoHo, office space can be found in the $50s per square foot, and prime space above $150.
Questions
What does office space cost in Soho?
In the second quarter of 2026, office space in Soho averaged $93 per square foot a year in asking rent, the median of five 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 Soho?
SoHo is a premium creative-office district below Houston known for its cast-iron lofts — grand floors leased by fashion, technology, and design firms. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating distinctive loft space and terms against scarce, premium supply.
