District Guide
Commercial Real Estate in Union Square
Explore commercial buildings, nearby areas, and related space types in Union Square, New York.
New York, NY
District guide
Area Map
Union Square
Downtown Manhattan
At a Glance
Union Square at a glance
Representative setting
Selected examples of the local commercial environment
Space types
Office, Coworking, Retail
Nearby areas
Broader New York market
Transit-oriented
Creative office
education
Retail
Common signals may reflect historical or contextual patterns. They do not represent live availability.
Location fit
Where Union Square fits
Union Square is a transit-accessible creative, technology, education-adjacent, retail-supported, and mixed office district.
Creative and technology office district
Transit-oriented business core
Best fit
- Technology, education-adjacent, nonprofit, creative services, retail-support, and central downtown users
- Teams comparing Union Square with Flatiron or SoHo
- Businesses that value transit, mixed-use context, and downtown access
Less ideal for
- Formal corporate tower users
- Industrial/flex users
- Prestige finance users
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Representative Buildings
Representative buildings in Union Square
Selected examples that help ground the area's commercial texture.
Nearby commercial districts
Compare NYC Metro commercial alternatives
Use these relationships to place Union Square within Manhattan office, finance, tech/creative, Brooklyn/Queens commercial, and nearby Jersey City/Hoboken office alternatives.
Related Space Types
Related space types
Explore commercial space types across the broader New York market.
Broader Market
Compare the broader New York market
Use the broader city page and market guide to continue comparing commercial real estate options across New York.