HSBC Tower (Midtown Manhattan)


The HSBC Tower is a 30-story office building located at 452 Fifth Avenue overlooking the New York Public Library Main Branch and Bryant Park, on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The building, completed in 1984, is tall and is connected to three pre-existing buildings, including the 10-story landmark Beaux-Arts Knox Building that served as the original headquarters for Republic National Bank of New York.
Originally it was planned as part of a project consisting of two symmetrical towers on either side of the avenue, facing each other. Since April 2010 it is owned by Property & Building Corporation. The firm bought the property from Midtown Equities and Israeli holding company IDB Group for $330 million in a lease-back deal. Asking rents at this Class A building are over $100 per square foot, according to the New York Observer, which make it amongst one of 80 buildings in New York City achieving triple digit rents.

Tenant list

The building is 100% occupied. Tenants include: