Five Manhattan West is a 16-story building at 450 West 33rd Street in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City.[1] Previously known as Westyard Distribution Center,[2] it was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.[3][4]
The building sits above rail tracks running west from Penn Station. The portals of the North River Tunnels and Empire Connection are beneath the building.[5]
History
The building opened in 1969.[3] It is 16 stories tall[6] and covers about 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m2).[7] In the 1980s, the external structure was painted beige and brown metal siding was added.[8][6] In 2003, cosmetic work was done to the precast concrete facade.[9]
Brookfield Properties acquired the property in 2011.[8] In 2014, Brookfield began a $300 million project to replace the brutalist architecture concrete exterior with a glass facade and replace the interior and mechanical systems.[10] The design work was done by REX.[8] When renovation of the building was completed in 2017, it was renamed 5 Manhattan West.[5] In April 2018, Brookfield obtained a $1.15 billion mortgage loan secured by the building.[11]
Tenants
- The New York Daily News moved to the building in 1995 from its former headquarters at the Daily News Building.[12]
- DoubleClick was a tenant from 1999 to 2003.[13]
- The Associated Press was a tenant from 2004 to 2017, after moving from its former headquarters at Rockefeller Center.[8][14]
- R/GA signed a lease to occupy 173,000 square feet in August 2014.[15]
- Markit signed a lease to occupy 140,000 square feet in March 2015.[16]
- JPMorgan Chase expanded its space at the building by 305,000 square feet in June 2017.[17]
- Amazon signed a lease to occupy 359,000 square feet in September 2017 for the primary New York City office of Amazon Advertising.[18]
- Peloton Interactive signed leases for 32,000 square feet in April 2018.[19]
- Whole Foods opened a 60,000 square foot store in the building in July 2020.[20]
- Noom signed a sublease to occupy 113,000 square feet at the building in November 2020, taking space from R/GA.[21]
Additionally, Citizens Food Hall opened within Five Manhattan West in 2021;[22] the food hall's operators announced in January 2025 that it would close that April.[23][24]
References
- ^ "Five Manhattan West". Brookfield Properties.
- ^ "Westyard Distribution Center". Davis Brody Bond.
- ^ a b Cunningham, Cathy; Grossman, Matt; Cunningham, Cathy (April 13, 2018). "Brookfield Lands $1.2B Landesbank Loan for 5 Manhattan West". Observer Media.
- ^ Maurer, Mark (January 26, 2015). "Ad giant IPG grows to 280K sf at Brookfield's 5 Manhattan West". The Real Deal.
- ^ a b Hughes, C.J. (March 17, 2017). "Hudson Yards, Meet Your New Neighbor, Manhattan West". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Five Manhattan West / REX". ArchDaily. December 6, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Jordana, Sebastian (February 10, 2014). "REX Unveils Details of Five Manhattan West Development". ArchDaily. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Kim, Betsy (November 16, 2017). "Five Manhattan West: Architectural Feat in Renovation and Preservation". ALM.
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (February 10, 2014). "It's beast to beauty on 33rd". New York Post.
- ^ Morris, Keiko (February 10, 2014). "'Brutalist' Building Set for Yet Another Look". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Jordan, John (April 16, 2018). "Brookfield Lands Refinancing Deal for 5 Manhattan West". ALM.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (May 4, 1995). "Moving Day At The News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Holusha, John (February 7, 1999). "Commercial Property / 450 West 33d Street; From Skating on the Ice to Logging On to the Web". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Bagli, Charles V. (January 3, 2003). "Associated Press to Move From Rockefeller Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ SCHRAM, LAUREN ELKIES (August 11, 2014). "R/GA Moving to Brookfield's 450 West 33rd Street". Observer Media.
- ^ Maurer, Mark (March 27, 2015). "Financial data firm Markit signs huge lease at 5 Manhattan West". The Real Deal.
- ^ Rothstein, Ethan (June 5, 2017). "JPMorgan To Expand By 300K SF At Five Manhattan West". Bisnow Media.
- ^ Small, Eddie (September 21, 2017). "It's official: Amazon is coming to Brookfield's 5 Manhattan West". The Real Deal.
- ^ SCHRAM, LAUREN ELKIES (April 10, 2018). "Peloton Signs Two Leases Totaling 32K SF at Five Manhattan West". Observer Media.
- ^ Young, Liz (July 20, 2020). "Whole Foods opens new store at Manhattan West development". American City Business Journals.
- ^ Matsuda, Akiko (November 4, 2020). "Noom inks 113K-sf sublease at 5 Manhattan West". The Real Deal.
- ^ Hughes, C. J. (January 8, 2025). "Citizens food hall at Brookfield's Manhattan West to call it quits". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ Chaudhury, Nadia (January 13, 2025). "Another Sprawling New York Food Hall Calls It Quits". Eater NY. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ Cheng, Andria (January 9, 2025). "Citizens food hall at Brookfield's Manhattan West to close in April". CoStar (in Afrikaans). Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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