Hudson Yards Office Space: The Rent, the Towers and Whether a Growing Company Fits
Hudson Yards office space is the newest Manhattan has: towers designed as offices and completed within the last decade above the rail yards on the far West Side, with rents at the top of the city. What we list there, and its asking rent, appear in the live block on this page. It suits a scaling company only when the building is part of what the company sells and the rent is a figure the business can carry without strain. A company that wants the same commuter rail for less should tour Penn Plaza, a few blocks east. Nomad tours both and prices them against each other.
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Price Hudson Yards for usUpdated 2026-10-03 · Nomad Group
What Hudson Yards office rent buys
The current asking figure is in the block below, and it sits above every other district we cover. At that level the headline rent is the part of the deal least likely to move. The money is in the rest: the length of the term, the free months, the improvement allowance and an escalation capped at a stated percentage.
Work out the monthly cost before you fall for the address. Multiply the rate by the square footage, divide by twelve, then divide again by headcount for the cost of each desk. Put that number in front of whoever approves the budget before the tour, not after it.
A district with no old buildings in it
Hudson Yards runs roughly from 30th to 34th Street, west of Tenth Avenue to the river. Twenty years ago the district did not exist. Everything standing there now is new construction: towers designed as offices from the start, on current building systems, with none of the compromises a converted prewar loft carries.
That is the whole case for it. A company that wants a floor built in the last decade can find one here and nowhere in Chelsea, NoMad or SoHo. The Hudson Yards guide describes the district and the questions to put to ownership.
The 7 train, Penn Station and the walk between them
One subway line reaches the district itself: the 7, which ends at 34th Street Hudson Yards and puts Times Square and Grand Central a few stops east. For most commuters Penn Station matters more. The LIRR, NJ Transit, Amtrak and the A/C/E and 1/2/3 subways all arrive there, a few blocks away, and many people simply walk west.
So the commute is strong for anyone on commuter rail and weaker for staff starting on the east side or riding in from Queens, who change onto the 7 or walk from Penn. We check this against the home stations of your team before a tour is booked.
Does Hudson Yards suit a scaling company?
Our guide answers plainly. If the newest building in the city is what the business needs, and the budget allows for it, yes. For most other companies, no. Clients who fly in, candidates you are competing hard for and a board that reads an address as a signal are the reasons to pay.
Scaling adds a second problem, which is choice. A growing company wants options at several sizes and a way to expand, and what we list in the new towers covers few sizes at a time. The block below shows what is open. If it does not match your headcount, Penn Plaza and Midtown cover other sizes.
The west side at a lower rent: Penn Plaza, a few blocks east
Penn Plaza sits on the same rail hub. Its stock is garment-era loft buildings being renovated around Moynihan Train Hall, and it prices far below the new towers. Penn Plaza vs Hudson Yards compares the two with live figures. Chelsea's lofts, to the south along the High Line, are the other alternative.
Even a company set on Hudson Yards should keep one of these priced and ready. At this price level, a tenant's bargaining power comes from having somewhere else it would truly sign.
Hudson Yards office space available now
Live from our listings1 office is available in Hudson Yards right now, at 10,517 square feet, asking $200 per square foot per year.
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- 1
- Sizes
- 10,517 sq ft
- Asking rent
- $200 / sq ft
The full guide
This page is the short answer. The long one, with the numbers worked through, is here:
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Why does Hudson Yards cost more than the rest of Manhattan?
Because the space is new and there is little of it. Every floor is recent construction in a tower built as an office, and no other district can offer that. The live block shows the current asking rent, and our Hudson Yards guide sets it against the rest of our book.
What should we ask when touring a Hudson Yards floor?
Treat the tour as fact-finding. Ask what condition the floor is delivered in, whether an existing layout stays, what the loss factor is in writing, what ownership will put toward a buildout and when, and how much electrical capacity the floor has. Bring an architect to the second visit.
How long would a buildout take in one of the towers?
Plan on 10 to 16 weeks of construction once the lease is signed, if the floor is built to your own design. Office buildout cost and timeline has the schedule and the budget ranges.
Will Nomad represent us on a Hudson Yards lease?
Yes. On your search, we work for you: we tour the floor, price it against Penn Plaza and Midtown alternatives and negotiate the terms. In most transactions the landlord pays the broker fee.
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