Presently set up as the executive headquarters and a client entertaining venue for a financial services firm, 536 W 29 flows with various open working spaces, a creative studio workshop, atrium, glass-cubed conference room, great room, chef's kitchen, library with rooftop access, mature planted Zen garden, and a large southern-facing terrace. With limitless potential, the property can readily accommodate commercial/office use for companies of influence, creative powerhouses, impressive art galleries, foundations, institutions, offices or private studios. Residentially, it could convert to the most creative of private mansions, or hybrid office with a residential penthouse.
Currently built at 6,500 SF (25' x 65' on a 100' lot), with the potential for additional buildable rights up to 18,510 SF, this striking building holds two separate entrances on West 29th Street, allowing for separate galleries for executive and middle-management, two separated businesses, or otherwise seamless live - work accommodation.
Two massive great rooms showcase ceilings heights of 32' and 19' across an impressive and column-free 25-foot-wide building structure, generously illuminated by oversized windows and skylights throughout. Floor-to-ceiling steel casement windows that overlook a tranquil south-facing private garden are accentuated by 22' tall corten steel walls and a centerpiece Cherry Blossom tree. Exposed original architectural elements throughout add to the property's incomparable character and charm, creating the ultimate urban oasis in the middle of one of Manhattan's most exciting and continuously evolving locations.
Beloved West Chelsea/Hudson Yards is home to tech behemoths Meta, Google, Amazon, and is the center of New York's booming TAMI sector (Technology, Advertising, Media and Information) housing, Warner Bros, Vayner Media, Sidewalk Labs, Intersection. Financial, legal and consulting powerhouses have recently relocated, too, including BlackRock, KKR, Wells Fargo, Silver Lake, Third Point, Intercept, Milbank, Point72 Asset Management, MarketAxess, DNB, Boies, Schiller & Flexner and Cooley. Shops at Hudson Yards, as well as a newly opened Whole Foods, Equinox Hotel, and multiple restaurants including Mercado Little Spain by Michelin-starred Chef Jos Andres, by Estiatorio Milos by Costas Spiliadis and Marcus Samuelsson's new Hav & Mar at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.
Moments from all this action, but quietly tucked away on a side street at the gateway to West Chelsea's art district, 536 West 29th Street is the perfect trophy building to make a Manhattan power statement even amongst the biggest and most influential.
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The row houses portray the world-class architecture of Greek Revival, Italianate and Georgian styles. The population is both ethnically and socially diverse, which is reflected in the restaurants and retail businesses in the neighborhood.
Western Chelsea is the center of the NYC art world, where you will find more than 200 art galleries housed in rehabbed factories and warehouses, as well as in newly-constructed buildings.
While people of many different cultures call Chelsea home, it has been a mecca over the years for people in the LGBTQ community. One census reported that as many as 22% of its residents were gay couples. Eighth Avenue is a trendy area for LGBTQ-oriented dining and shopping. Although it no longer draws the LGBTQ population that it once did, Chelsea still has many popular alternative bars.
Chelsea is primarily residential, consisting of a mixture of diverse complexes, low-rise apartment blocks, tenements, townhouses, renovated row houses, and luxury high-rises.
Chelsea is an interesting and sought-after place to live, with unique clothing boutiques, restaurants, and delis representing cultures from around the world. In addition to its quirky establishments, Chelsea has fine dining restaurants and a vibrant, hip nightlife, which adds to its allure.
Chelsea is well-served by public transportation. At least six city bus routes traverse Chelsea. There are three NYC subway routes with stops on Seventh Avenue, three on Eighth Avenue, and two more on Sixth Avenue. The 34th Street - Hudson Yards Station opened in 2015 with its main entrance in Chelsea.