Office space in
West Village.
One of Manhattan’s 31 office submarkets — advised by DLS Commercial Real Estate, tenant-side, lease by lease.
The West Village is a boutique office market in one of Manhattan’s most charming low-rise neighborhoods, west of Sixth Avenue below 14th Street. Its townhouses and small lofts draw boutique creative, design, and professional tenants seeking a distinctive, intimate address. DLS Commercial Real Estate advises tenants here, tenant-side, lease by lease.
At a glance
Character
The winding, tree-lined streets west of Sixth Avenue — townhouses, small lofts, and a beloved residential calm, with office space woven discreetly into the neighborhood fabric.
Typical tenant
Boutique creative, design, and media firms, and small professional and advisory practices — small teams that prize charm, privacy, and a distinctive Village address.
Building stock
Townhouses, small loft and commercial buildings, and converted residences — intimate, character-rich floorplates. Landmark protections keep scale low and larger blocks rare.
Rent posture
A boutique market: asking rents reflect charm and scarcity over efficiency, around the Midtown South range. (Current market data, Q1 2026.)
A DLS datapoint
Illustrative — DLS stamps one original, first-hand figure here (e.g. the typical boutique-floor range measured across recent West Village tours).
Deal footprint
Illustrative — an anonymized DLS engagement in the district goes here (e.g. a creative firm’s relocation into a townhouse floor on improved terms).
Office inventory
2,030,309 SF of office space across 15 office buildings — 10 of them 50,000 SF or larger, averaging a 1921 vintage.
Small (<50k)
5 buildings, 165,769 SF total, averaging a 1941 vintage.
The floor of the market — single-tenant or partial-floor space.
Mid-Size (50k-150k)
5 buildings, 440,692 SF total, averaging a 1920 vintage.
Room to grow — typically several floors for one tenant.
Large (150k-500k)
4 buildings, 843,918 SF total, averaging a 1921 vintage.
Anchor scale — often most or all of a building.
Trophy (>=500k)
1 building, 579,930 SF total, averaging a 1921 vintage.
Headquarters scale — the market's largest occupiers.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, MapPLUTO (fetched July 2026) — counting only true office buildings: 10,000 SF of office or more, office above grade (not a ground-floor office under apartments), purpose-built or converted loft/office-condo stock. Spatially joined to DLS’s 31 mapped submarkets.
Where rents sit
Asking rent, $/SF · Current market data, Q1 2026 — consistent across sources.
Questions
What is the office market like in West Village?
The West Village is a boutique office market in a charming low-rise neighborhood west of Sixth Avenue — townhouses and small lofts leased by boutique creative, design, and professional tenants. DLS Commercial Real Estate represents tenants here, negotiating distinctive, intimate space and terms.
Does DLS represent tenants in West Village?
Yes. DLS Commercial Real Estate advises office tenants across West Village and Manhattan's other office submarkets — the tenant's interests only, with a fee customarily paid by the landlord.