BKREA has been exclusively retained to facilitate the sale of 226 East 54th Street, a prime development opportunity in the heart of Midtown East Manhattan. The site spans approximately 5,021 square feet with roughly 50 feet of frontage along the south side of East 54th Street, between Second and Third Avenues. Currently improved with a 9-story, 31,105 SF office building (built in 1920, and enlarged by three floors in 1990), the property, which has owned for 45+ years, is suited for redevelopment either as a modern commercial project or a new residential tower. A developer can choose to capitalize on the building’s footprint and airspace by constructing a ground-up development that maximizes the alowable floor area under current zoning.

Perfectly situated in the prestigious Midtown East submarket of Manhattan, the property benefits from a location that is both centraly positioned and highly coveted. It is surrounded by a dynamic mix of office headquarters, luxury residential towers, hotels, and retail. One block west sits the iconic Citigroup Center tower at 601 Lexington Avenue, occupying the block of 53rd–54th Streets from Third Avenue to Lexington Avenue, underscoring the blue-chip corporate presence in the immediate area. This address offers developers and future end-users a world-class location with a Midtown prestige factor that commands premium rents and sales values.