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Grand Central Office for Sublease

Located across from Grand Central in the Chanin Building, there is a private suite available for rent. This turnkey office sublease has 2 glass-enclosed private offices, open area, and wet pantry. Both offices have nice views facing east. Furniture is available. 

Corner Office in Chanin Building for Sublease (10017)

An investment firm located on Lexington at 42nd St has a large windowed office for rent and 2 workstations. This professional office space is situated on a high floor, receives great natural light, and has stunning Midtown Manhattan views. There is access to a wet pantry and large conference room with teleconferencing. Furniture can be made available.

Two Private Offices for Sublease in the Chanin Building (10168)

Located in the historic Chanin Building at 122 E 42nd Street, there are two private offices available -- one is suitable for 2 people, and the other, 5 people. Conference rooms and furniture available. 

Chanin's Eponymous Midtown Art Deco Office Tower

The Roaring Twenties in Paris were a debaucherous decade of cultural change and artistic creativity. A new national mindset and transformation of personal values were ushered in, which were in direct opposition to the ones held prior to World War I. While jazz performers like Josephine Baker, artists like Man Ray and Salvador Dali, and ‘The Lost Generation’ writers - Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Stein - gained in popularity, an elegant and sophisticated design style known as Art Deco was blossoming, and as a result, influenced the creation of everything from buttons to skyscrapers.

In 1925 a young real estate developer from New York City by the name of Irwin Chanin visited the Parisian World’s fair known as the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, from which the term ‘Art Deco’ derived its name, albeit not until many decades later. The international event brought together many avant-garde ideas in the fields of architecture and design. Little is known about Chanin’s European tour, but what is evident is that the expo was a life-changing creative influence on his design style and served as the aesthetic foundation for what would become his Manhattan architectural legacy.

Chanin attended the Cooper Union School of Architecture, which was subsequently renamed in his honor in 1981. He cut his teeth building Broadway theaters, like the Richard Rodgers Theatre completed in 1925, but his crowning achievements are certainly the residential double-barrelled deco towers on Central Park West - The Century and the Majestic - as well as his magnificent, eponymous office tower, The Chanin Building.

The Chanin Building is located at 122 East 42nd Street, directly opposite the soaring Chrysler Building and a stone’s throw from the commuter gateway of NYC, Grand Central Terminal. The massive 735,000 square foot office building was the first truly great example of art deco architecture on a grand scale in Manhattan. For a brief time in 1929, prior to the completion of the Chrysler Building, the Chanin Building dominated the Midtown landscape. From head-to-toe a stunning work of art, a stroll through the lobby with its’ sleek, streamlined forms is a treat for any fan of the style. At its’ base the building has an elaborate terra cotta frieze and an elegant bronze band that illustrates the theory of evolution, and at its’ peak, an illuminated gothic buttress that brings to mind a royal crown.

Having stood the test of time, the building continues to be a fantastic option for any company who desires to rent office space in a classic, historic and stylish Midtown skyscraper. It’s also a democratic option, as the building's natural setbacks create a multitude of full floor sizes that range from 32,000 square feet on the lower levels, to as little as 8,000 on the higher tower floors. There are also smaller partial floors for lease in the building. As you can probably surmise, leasing prices for office space in Midtown can be exorbitant, however the value of offices for lease at the Chanin Building are a bargain compared to many other Manhattan class ‘A’ office buildings.

It’s clear that Irwin Chanin’s trip to Paris in 1925 made a lasting impression on the young developer. It must have been an exciting time in his life. Chanin lived to be 96 year old and always kept his offices in his namesake building.

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