Office parks · New York
CBS Studio Building
Operating office-park (retrofit complete) at median rent $2,132; peer to A&P Warehouse (5km); 1908 Vanderbilt guest house origin. · summary, model-written
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Site profile7 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 26 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 4,463 units, New York County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $4,779/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …office building record · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …office building newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | OperatingWikipedia no source |
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| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | officeWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | office buildingnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Redeveloper | Fisher Brothersnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, New York County (NY), 2024 | 4,463 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 3,018 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 26 within 10 km, 41 within 25 km: 219 E. 42nd and 235 E 42nd St. (1.0 km); 5 Times Square (1.1 km); Sofia (1.5 km); 330 West 42nd Street (1.5 km); 100 West 33rd Street (1.7 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 123,585 jobs in 9,169 establishments; average annual pay $79,593; employment location quotient 0.50; employment +1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 46,605 jobs; 1,115 in retail trade, 2,098 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36061010200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 4th income percentile as adults; 3.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (4 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 11.0%; median family income $142,708; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 25 public schools within 1 mile: HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL; MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIESNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 62 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 45 county-logged events: 20 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning; $114,073,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 10022, 2026-09 | median list price $1,492,250 (+8.1% on the year); 435 active listings; median 99 days on market; 7% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 9,268 establishments (-21%); 115,257 jobs (-21%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, -10% 5 yr); typical rent $4,779/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 26,153 vehicles a day on CENTRAL PK S (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 2,022 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
The CBS Studio Building (49 E 52nd St., NYC) is an operating office-park converted from a 1908 Vanderbilt family guest house. Fisher Brothers developed the current office use, with retrofit already completed. Median rent is $2,132. It is a peer to A&P Warehouse (5 km away, same strategy: reinhabit). Within 10km, 26 developments exist including 5 Times Square (proposed) and 330 W 42nd St. (built). No retail trend or traffic data directly relates to this site.
Why. Record explicitly states: 'retrofit already built', 'median rent $2,132', 'operating', and 'reinhabit' strategy. Peer context (A&P Warehouse) and cluster data are directly from the record.
Where it stands. Current use: office. Historical use: Vanderbilt guest house (1908), CBS Radio studios, Columbia Records. No vacancy rate or construction timeline provided. Zillow data (ZHVI $1.25M, ZORI $4,779) is not site-specific.
For a planner
- No planning context provided beyond cluster data
- Traffic: 26,153 ADT on Central Park S (principal arterial)
For a developer
- Median rent $2,132 is cited
- No new construction noted (permits show 2023-24 units for other projects)
What we do not know yet
- No vacancy rate
- No current ownership timeline
- No details on 'reinhabit' strategy implementation
- No confirmation of 'Vanderbilt family guest house' conversion timeline beyond 1908
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $2,132
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Original developer | Warren and Wetmorenewtypes-extraction |
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| County | New York County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The CBS Studio Building, originally a Vanderbilt guest house built in 1908, was reinhabited as an office building by Fisher Brothers in 1996 after serving as Juilliard's graduate school, CBS Radio studios, and Columbia Records recording studios. |
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Background
The CBS Studio Building is a seven-story office building at 49 East 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It has had various uses at different times, including serving as a Vanderbilt family guest house, the first graduate school of the Juilliard School, CBS Radio studios, and Columbia Records studio. It is currently owned by the Fisher Brothers, who converted it to an office building in conjunction with construction of the 45-story Park Avenue Plaza to its east. == Vanderbilts == It was built in 1908 as a guest house for the Vanderbilts who had a home a block away at Fifth Avenue and 52nd.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- CBS Studio Building · CC BY-SA 4.0
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CBS Studio Building
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