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NYC Creative Office Space
Creative Office Space NYC

Manhattan is home to many different creative professionals. Designers, artists, advertising agencies, film & tv production companies, tech companies and many other industries make up New York City’s dynamic creative work force.These creators and business’ are typically drawn to inspiring spaces, and the most common type of space they inhabit tends to be commercial loft space.

Now when most people think about loft space in Manhattan the first neighborhood they tend to associate with creative loft space is Soho. And while Soho may just be the king loft neighborhoods it certainly isn’t the only neighborhood that boasts these beautiful inspiring creative spaces.
 

MANHATTAN’S TOP CREATIVE OFFICE SPACE NEIGHBORHOODS:

If I were to create a list from top to bottom of other neighborhoods with an abundance of creative commercial loft / office / studio / showroom / artist space the list would probably look something like this;
 
– SOHO, FLATIRON, CHELSEA, MIDTOWN, LOWER EAST SIDE, TRIBECA, and the FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
 

And here’s a few surprises in that list:

TRIBECA:  As you’ll see Tribeca is lower down on the list. So Tribeca is almost all loft space, but the majority of it tends to be residential, and while there are many great commercial loft spaces in Tribeca there are more residential loft spaces in this neighborhood than commercial loft spaces.

 

MIDTOWN:  This neighborhood normally instills visions of more corporate office settings, and Class A office towers but Midtown is actually home to many creative loft spaces too. And some of the Class A office towers in Midtown have actually been retrofitted and repositioned to be creative office spaces. Some landlords have even gone as far as to pre-build many of the office spaces in these buildings into what is known as a “creative pre-built” which typically features polished concrete floors, high exposed ceilings, an open feeling layout, but also built with some glass offices and glass conference rooms. A lot of media agencies, creative agencies and others are commonly drawn to these spaces. It’s like having the best of both worlds with a Class A office tower and all of the perks and amenities that come with it, but still being to have the inspiring and exciting design of a creative loft.

 
FINANCIAL DISTRICT:  This basically follows everything that I just said about Midtown creative office spaces. FiDi has many pre-war loft office buildings, but it also has many Class A office towers that have been repositioned to be creative office spaces.
 

One of the primary factors driving Manhattan’s plethora of creative office space in Manhattan is that so many of the office and loft buildings in Manhattan were built before World War II. Or what we commonly refer to in the industry as pre-war buildings. And the cliche of “they don’t make em like they used to” has never been more true when it comes to building design and architecture for buildings built prior World War II. 

Many of these buildings weren’t even originally office buildings and many of them were actually industrial buildings with shops, factories, and warehouses and they typically featured high ceilings, hardwood or concrete floors, large windows, mostly open layouts, and many other beautiful architectural details. Many of these buildings were later converted from factories to artist studios (especially in Soho) or office buildings as the city’s economy transformed from an industrial driven economy to a more white collar driven economy.
 
HIGH CEILINGS, LARGE WINDOWS, HARDWOOD OR CONCRETE FLOORS, OPEN LAYOUTS, AND STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS  =  MANHATTAN CREATIVE LOFT / OFFICE SPACE.
 
If you or your business are looking to creative office space for rent in Manhattan then Corbett & Dullea Real Estate can find you the perfect space. We’ve been helping business’ like yours find the perfect creative loft / office space for 20 years. We have access to every listing on the market and we’ve built relationships with pretty much every landlord in the city. We are your go to broker in your creative office space search. Call Corbett & Dullea today at (212) 203-5338 to find your perfect space today.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ceiling heights in Manhattan creative office spaces normally tend to run on average from 10 to 12 feet high. While 12 feet high is considered pretty high ceiling height in these spaces can even run as high as 14 to 16 feet high, but this much more rare.
No you shouldn’t expect to pay more for creative office space than traditional office space. And in today’s post pandemic office market there are many great deals out there as the market has become much more soft due to the new work from home and hybrid work phenomenon. The average price per square foot is around $50 per square foot, however in today’s soft office market you’ll even find some Manhattan creative office spaces priced closer to $30 per square foot.
Creative office space is used by so many different business’ these days, but the most common business’ to occupy creative office space tend to be artists, tech companies, media agencies, “creative agencies”, advertising agencies, film & tv production companies, fashion labels and brands, and even more traditional New York business’ such as financial services firms, hedge funds, Wall Street, etc.

If you go to any of the outer boroughs you’ll also find an abundance of creative office space, but the outer borough with the most creative office space is Brooklyn. And it’s no surprise as Brooklyn has such a vibrant, cool, creative scene it’s easy to see why so many creative professionals are drawn here. And there is an extraordinary amount of creative loft / office space in Williamsburg, Bushwick, Dumbo, Gowanus, Sunset Park, Red Hook, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Gowanus, and even Downtown Brooklyn.

Next to these Brooklyn neighborhoods the next neighborhood that is home to a large inventory of creative loft / office space is Long Island City in Queens. Long Island City, otherwise known as L.I.C. is known for its stunning creative office spaces and breath-taking Manhattan skyline views. And L.I.C also tends to be a little cheaper than some of the prime Brooklyn neighborhoods. And lastly you’ll even find some inspiring creative office space in the Bronx, especially the South Bronx (or SoBro for short).

CORBETT & DULLEA IS NYC’S CREATIVE LOFT OFFICE SPACE EXPERT. CALL US TODAY TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH THE PERFECT CREATIVE LOFT / OFFICE SPACE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS.

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