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]
The building opened in 1969.[3]
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]
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]
