West Village Office Space for Rent: How Little There Is, and Where to Look
West Village office space for rent exists, but there is not much of it. The neighborhood is mostly low-rise and residential, and large parts of it lie inside a landmark historic district, so what comes up is small suites in mixed-use or converted buildings and almost never a full floor. We list no floor in the West Village itself. The nearest ones on our book are in SoHo and in Hudson Square, just south of Houston Street at the West Village's southern edge, and the live block on this page shows them. Nomad searches both areas for a small team.
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Send floors near West VillageUpdated 2026-10-03 · Nomad Group
Why the West Village has so few offices
Two facts explain it. The neighborhood is low-rise and mostly residential, so there are few office buildings to begin with. And much of it is a landmark historic district, where changes to a building go through review. The loft floors found in Chelsea or SoHo are not part of its stock.
So a company that searches for the West Village by name will see a short list, and often an empty one at its size. It is better to know that at the start than three weeks into the search.
What West Village office space looks like: a suite, not a floor
Expect a few rooms in a mixed-use building, or in one converted from another use. Sizes run small, which suits a team of a handful of people and little else.
On a tour, ask the questions a purpose-built office answers by default: how the suite is reached from the street, what the building's hours are, and what the electrical and internet service can carry. The tour checklist lists them.
The nearest floors we list: SoHo, with Hudson Square at the Village's edge
The live block below shows SoHo, which is the closest inventory on our book and includes Hudson Square, the district just below Houston Street where the West Village ends. Its floors are full and partial lofts in cast-iron and converted buildings.
If SoHo's rents or sizes do not fit, two more districts are a short ride away on the 1, the A/C/E or the L: Chelsea to the north and Union Square to the east. We put floors from all three on one shortlist.
Month to month, or a lease, for a small team
Many searches for a West Village office are really this question. Renting month to month, through a coworking membership or a short license, buys flexibility at a higher price and usually builds no lasting right to the space. Check what the agreement says. A lease commits you for a term, usually one to three years on a small private floor, and in return the rent is fixed and the space is yours.
For a team under about 15 people, the monthly route is usually cheaper as well as easier. Between the two sits Flex by Nomad, a furnished private floor on flexible terms. Lease vs rent explains the difference in full.
How Nomad runs a West Village search for a small team
Tell us the headcount, the date and the monthly budget. A broker reaches out within the hour during business hours, and a first shortlist can be ready within 24 hours. It covers anything open in the West Village itself, the SoHo and Hudson Square floors that fit, and a flexible option for comparison. In most transactions the landlord pays the broker fee.
SoHo office space available now
Live from our listings · 6 of the 9, cheapest first9 offices are available in SoHo right now, from 3,750 to 27,344 square feet, asking $68 to $125 per square foot per year. The SoHo median is $98.
- Floors
- 9
- Sizes
- 3,750-27,344 sq ft
- Asking rent
- $68-$125 / sq ft
- Median
- $98 / sq ft
- One Soho Square, Partial 2nd Floor 27,344 sq ft $68/sq ft about 156 people
- 6 Greene Street, Entire 2nd Floor 4,900 sq ft $78/sq ft about 28 people
- 540 Broadway, Entire 2nd Floor 6,350 sq ft $85/sq ft about 36 people
- 110 Greene Street, Partial 5th Floor 3,750 sq ft $95/sq ft about 21 people
- 50 Greene Street, 3rd Floor 7,300 sq ft $98/sq ft about 70 people
- 104-110 Greene Street, Partial 11th Floor 5,375 sq ft $110/sq ft about 31 people
The full guide
This page is the short answer. The long one, with the numbers worked through, is here:
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Can a company lease an entire floor in the West Village?
Very rarely. The buildings are small and mostly residential, so whole office floors hardly exist there. A team that needs its own floor is far more likely to find one in Hudson Square or SoHo, a few blocks south.
Which areas near the West Village have more office space?
SoHo and Hudson Square to the south, Chelsea to the north and Union Square to the east. Each is a short subway ride or a walk from the West Village, and each has loft floors that the Village itself lacks.
Do landmark rules matter for an office in the West Village?
They can. In a landmark district, exterior changes such as signage generally need approval, which adds time. For a small suite that is taken as it stands it rarely comes up. Ask the landlord what has been approved before, and have your attorney confirm what the lease allows.
How large an office does a team of eight need?
About 1,400 rentable square feet, on the planning figure of 175 square feet a person. At that size a shared or flexible office usually costs less than a lease, so price both before you commit.
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