Five Manhattan West

Five Manhattan West is a 16-story building at 450 West 33rd Street in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City.[1] Previously known as Westyard Distribution Center,[2] it was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.[3][4]

The building sits above rail tracks running west from Penn Station. The portals of the North River Tunnels and Empire Connection are beneath the building.[5]

History

The building opened in 1969.[3] It is 16 stories tall[6] and covers about 1.8 e6ft2.[7] In the 1980s, the external structure was painted beige and brown metal siding was added.[8][6] In 2003, cosmetic work was done to the precast concrete facade.[9]

Brookfield Properties acquired the property in 2011.[8] In 2014, Brookfield began a $300 million project to replace the brutalist architecture concrete exterior with a glass facade and replace the interior and mechanical systems.[10] The design work was done by REX,[8] with AAI Architects, P.C. as architect of record.[11] When renovation of the building was completed in 2017, it was renamed 5 Manhattan West.[5] In April 2018, Brookfield obtained a $1.15 billion mortgage loan secured by the building.[12] In September 2025, Brookfield announced plans to refinance the building for $1.25 billion, at which point it was fully occupied.[13][14]

Tenants

Additionally, Citizens Food Hall opened within Five Manhattan West in 2021;[25] the food hall's operators announced in January 2025 that it would close that April.[26][27]

• The New York Daily News moved to the building in 1995 from its former headquarters at the Daily News Building.[15] It moved out in 2011 and has since relocated to other sites.
• DoubleClick was a tenant from 1999 to 2003.[16]
• The Associated Press was a tenant from 2004 to 2017, after moving from its former headquarters at Rockefeller Center.[8][17]
• R/GA signed a lease to occupy 173,000 square feet in August 2014.[18]
• Markit signed a lease to occupy 140,000 square feet in March 2015.[19]
• JPMorgan Chase expanded its space at the building by 305,000 square feet in June 2017.[20]
• Amazon signed a lease to occupy 359,000 square feet in September 2017 for the primary New York City office of Amazon Advertising.[21]
• Peloton Interactive signed leases for 32,000 square feet in April 2018.[22]
• Whole Foods opened a 60,000 square foot store in the building in July 2020.[23]
• Noom signed a sublease to occupy 113,000 square feet at the building in November 2020, taking space from R/GA.[24]