Office space in West Chelsea.
At a glance
Building stock
Converted industrial lofts and gallery buildings alongside architecturally ambitious new development — characterful and modern floorplates both. Prime High Line–front space is tightly held.
Rent posture
A premium creative market: prime space along the High Line commands rents above the Midtown South average.
Office inventory
9,157,691 SF of office space across 38 office buildings — 23 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1945 vintage.
Under 50,000 SF
15 buildings, 429,519 SF total, averaging a 1926 vintage.
50,000 to 150,000 SF
12 buildings, 1,164,782 SF total, averaging a 1956 vintage.
150,000 to 500,000 SF
7 buildings, 1,636,943 SF total, averaging a 1943 vintage.
500,000 SF and larger
4 buildings, 5,926,447 SF total, averaging a 1915 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 · No published report breaks out West Chelsea. The figures are for Chelsea: the average is the median across five published market reports, second quarter 2026, which range from $83 to $94. Class A from the two reports that publish it. Outliers exist in every submarket. In West Chelsea, office space can be found in the $40s per square foot, and prime space above $100. Request a shortlist for current asking rents in West Chelsea itself.
Questions
What does office space cost in West Chelsea?
In the second quarter of 2026, office space in the Chelsea area, where West Chelsea sits, averaged $89 per square foot a year in asking rent, the median of 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 West Chelsea?
West Chelsea is a premium creative district along the High Line west of Tenth Avenue — galleries and converted lofts leased by fashion, technology, and design firms. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating distinctive space and terms against scarce, premium supply.
