Office space in World Trade Center.
At a glance
Building stock
Ground-up trophy and Class A towers — very large, column-free floorplates, advanced systems, and harbor views — among the most modern stock in Manhattan. Inventory is new and premium.
Rent posture
Downtown’s top tier: new trophy space leads the Lower Manhattan range while pricing below comparable Midtown towers, with meaningful concessions available. (Current market data, Q2 2026.)
Office inventory
34,208,457 SF of office space across 47 office buildings — 39 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1947 vintage.
Small (<50k)
8 buildings, 164,149 SF total, averaging a 1898 vintage.
The floor of the market — single-tenant or partial-floor space.
Mid-Size (50k-150k)
4 buildings, 375,531 SF total, averaging a 1938 vintage.
Room to grow — typically several floors for one tenant.
Large (150k-500k)
18 buildings, 6,488,330 SF total, averaging a 1933 vintage.
Anchor scale — often most or all of a building.
Trophy (>=500k)
17 buildings, 27,180,447 SF total, averaging a 1963 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 prime figure reflects current asking for the tower-top floors; the average is shown as a range across sources.
Questions
What is the office market like in World Trade Center?
The World Trade Center is Lower Manhattan’s new trophy office district — ground-up towers around the memorial and the Oculus, leased by finance, media, law, and technology tenants. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating new-construction space, allowances, and terms at a value to Midtown.
Does DLS represent tenants in World Trade Center?
Yes. DLS Commercial Real Estate advises office tenants across World Trade Center and Manhattan's other office submarkets — the tenant's interests only, with a fee customarily paid by the landlord.
