477 Madison Ave. 8th Floor Office
- Usage: Office
- Type: Sublet
- Floor: 8th Floor
- Size: 8,101 SQFT
- Price: $77/SQFT
- Term: Negotiable
Circulation moves inward toward a central open workstation area designed for approximately twenty seats, arranged in clean benching rows that promote collaboration while maintaining clear lines of movement across the floor. These workstations sit adjacent to the private office corridors, allowing leadership and team members to remain connected without sacrificing acoustic separation. The layout reads as intentional and balanced, with enclosed offices forming a perimeter spine and the open work area serving as the operational core of the space.
A reception presence is implied through the front-facing portion of the layout, supported by a welcoming seating arrangement that can function as a waiting area or informal meeting zone. The finishes throughout the space reflect a brand-new, high-end installation, with a consistent material palette and a level of detailing that supports both client-facing use and internal team productivity. Glass-fronted offices and clean-lined partitions reinforce a modern aesthetic while maintaining visibility and light distribution across the floor.
Support functions are efficiently integrated, with a pantry positioned to serve both the workstation area and private offices without disrupting circulation. The inclusion of four dedicated phone rooms adds a meaningful operational advantage, especially for teams that require frequent calls or hybrid work patterns. The overall layout is particularly well suited for firms that need a strong office count relative to headcount, such as financial services, legal teams, or advisory groups, while still maintaining an open collaborative center.
Delivered fully wired and furnished, the space allows for immediate occupancy with minimal downtime, while access to building amenities including additional conference facilities, fitness center, and locker rooms with showers further enhances the day-to-day tenant experience.
Notes: Brand-new, high-end installation delivered fully wired and furnished. Layout includes fifteen private offices including one executive office, one conference room, twenty workstations, and four phone rooms. Tenants have access to building amenities including additional conference facilities, fitness center, and locker rooms with showers. Flexible term with ideal three-year structure.
About the Building
477 Madison Avenue is a 24-story, approximately 325,000-square-foot Class A office building located at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and East 51st Street in Manhattan’s Plaza District. Completed in 1953, the building occupies a prominent Midtown location directly across from St. Patrick’s Cathedral and close to Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue. Its distinctive setback design creates a series of upper-floor terraces while providing numerous exposures and impressive views across Midtown.
Designed by Kahn & Jacobs, 477 Madison Avenue is characterized by a side-core configuration and flexible office floor plates ranging from approximately 5,000 to 19,000 square feet. The layout allows tenants to accommodate private-office-intensive installations as well as more open workplace configurations. Large windows provide substantial natural light, while the building’s setbacks create opportunities for private landscaped terraces overlooking St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the surrounding Midtown skyline.
The property underwent a major repositioning after RFR acquired the building in 2019. Working with MdeAS Architects, ownership modernized the property while preserving its mid-century architectural character. Improvements included a refreshed façade, new oversized windows, upgraded mechanical systems, renovated restrooms, redesigned outdoor areas with glass railings and landscaping, and improvements to the building lobby. The redevelopment was completed in 2021.
A significant component of the renovation was the creation of a dedicated tenant amenity center known as The Club House. The amenity program includes a fitness center with locker rooms and showers, wellness and yoga facilities, conference and meeting rooms, recreation space, a tenant lounge and a large catering pantry. Bicycle storage is also available. Throughout the building, approximately 15,000 square feet of outdoor terraces provide additional tenant space and take advantage of the property’s stepped architecture.
477 Madison Avenue also benefits from an unusually strong location within Midtown. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is immediately across East 51st Street, while Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue shopping, the Lotte New York Palace and numerous restaurants and hotels are within a few blocks. Grand Central Terminal is within walking distance, providing Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road connections in addition to extensive subway access. The E and M trains at Fifth Avenue–53rd Street are less than 500 feet away, with the 6 train at 51st Street and additional subway lines available throughout the surrounding Midtown corridor.
With its flexible floor plates, abundant natural light, landscaped terraces, extensive tenant amenities and extensively upgraded infrastructure, 477 Madison Avenue combines the scale and services of a modern Class A office building with the character of a boutique Madison Avenue property. Its location opposite St. Patrick’s Cathedral and near Rockefeller Center gives tenants a particularly recognizable address in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.
Office Tenants
Beveridge & Diamond P.C. (1) Trepp & Co., Inc. (1) Bankrate, Inc. CRG Partners Elara Capital PLC First Atlantic Capital Halcyon Partnership The Aspen Institute
Retail Tenants
Express Jurlique
