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635-641 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011 Chelsea

Rate Upon Request

Office For Lease  •  34,021+ SF

Property Details

  • Property Type Office
  • Year Built 1902
  • Total Building Size 226,536 SF
  • Tenancy Multiple
  • Building Class A
  • Zoning C6-2A
100 Transit Score
100 Walk Score

2 Spaces Available

Name Space Use Size Rent Details
3rd Floor Ste Office 34,021 SF Rate Upon Request
•	Beautifully built and furnished plug and play space
•	3-sides of natural light with large windows
•	Internal staircase connecting the 3rd and 4thfloors
•	Ample conferencing with all-hands meeting space
•	Beautiful large pantry with double height ceilings

  • Date available: Now
  • Lease term: None
  • Service type: Negotiable
  • Built out as: Standard Office
  • Space Type: Sublet
  • In Contiguous block: 68,295 SF
4th Floor Ste Office 34,274 SF Rate Upon Request
•	Beautifully built and furnished plug and play space
•	3-sides of natural light with large windows
•	Internal staircase connecting the 3rd and 4thfloors
•	Ample conferencing with all-hands meeting space
•	Beautiful large pantry with double height ceilings

  • Date available: Now
  • Lease term: None
  • Service type: Negotiable
  • Built out as: Standard Office
  • Space Type: Sublet
  • In Contiguous block: 68,295 SF

Description

635-641 Avenue of the Americas is conveniently located in the heart of Chelsea between 19th and 20th Streets. Once home to the Simpson Crawford Department Store, the buildings have recently been redeveloped into Class A office buildings featuring a new lobby, elevators, state-of-the-art building systems and a one-of-a-kind penthouse rooftop that includes a bocce court and event space. Completed in 2015, the building is now one of the most desirable office properties in its sub-market.

One of the great flagship department stores to line what became known as The Ladies’ Mile, 635/641 was designed in 1900 as a block-wide replacement for an earlier Simpson Crawford store of 1878. The location was by then one of the most popular with female shoppers (thus the appellation of “Ladies’ Mile”), but Simpson Crawford was far more exclusive than its neighbors. Famed for never using price tags (which would imply that their clientele cared about the cost of things) the company enlisted the architectural firm of William H. Hume & Son to produce a dignified and majestic palace, featuring extraordinary materials and detailing, exuding calm, order and privacy.

During its construction, the New York Times reported enthusiastically about the building, saying it was “one of the most architecturally elaborate stores” on the Avenue, singling out “the large entrance in the middle of the block, with a vestibule 50 feet in width and 13 feet in depth – the largest of its kind in the city – flanked by monolith columns of polished granite and with richly carved caps and entablature” as “the most striking feature.”

If the architectural detailing was discreetly elegant, other features were among the most innovative in the city. The building’s escalators were the first installed in any building on Sixth Avenue while the plate glass for the ground story windows, far larger than standard size panes, were custom-made. The windows were peopled by another innovation – the mannequin, a new concept that gave viewers the impression of what the featured garments would look like when worn.

Simpson Crawford closed in 1915 but its commitment to quality and innovation lives on in 635/641. In the center of one of the most exciting districts in New York, it is a landmark of New York’s business community.

In 2015, renovations completed to combine 635 and 641 into one office property.

Highlights

Prime Chelsea location between 19th & 20th Streets
Fully redeveloped in 2015
Amenities include a penthouse rooftop with bocce court and event space

Amenities

  • Bus Line
  • Metro/Subway
  • Roof Terrace

Public Transportation

Commuter RailDriveWalkDistance
23 St (PATH) (Hoboken-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), Journal Square-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)) 2 min 4 min 0.2 mi
14 St (PATH) (Hoboken-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), Journal Square-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)) 2 min 5 min 0.3 mi
Transit/SubwayDriveWalkDistance
18 Street (1 - New York MTA Subway (The Subway), 2 - New York MTA Subway (The Subway)) 1 min 4 min 0.2 mi
23 St (PATH) (Hoboken-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), Journal Square-33rd Street - Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)) 2 min 4 min 0.2 mi
14 Street (F Line) (F - New York MTA Subway (The Subway), L - New York MTA Subway (The Subway), M - New York MTA Subway (The Subway)) 3 min 4 min 0.2 mi
23 Street (1,2 Line) (1 - New York MTA Subway (The Subway), 2 - New York MTA Subway (The Subway)) 2 min 7 min 0.3 mi
AirportDriveWalkDistance
LaGuardia 22 min - 10.0 mi
Newark Liberty International 22 min - 13.1 mi
John F Kennedy International 32 min - 18.1 mi
TJ Hochanadel 206-227-8041 JLL
TJ Hochanadel 206-227-8041 JLL