Five Manhattan West is a 16-story building at 450 West 33rd Street in Hudson Yards,

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. Previously known as Westyard Distribution Center, it was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969. The building sits above rail tracks running west from Penn Station. The portals of the North River Tunnels and Empire Connection are beneath the building.

History

The building opened in 1969. It is 16 stories tall and covers about . In the 1980s, the external structure was painted beige and brown metal siding was added. In 2003, cosmetic work was done to the

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facade.

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acquired the property in 2011. In 2014, Brookfield began a $300 million project to replace the

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concrete exterior with a glass facade and replace the interior and mechanical systems. The design work was done by REX. When renovation of the building was completed in 2017, it was renamed 5 Manhattan West. In April 2018, Brookfield obtained a $1.15 billion

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secured by the building.

Tenants

* The ''

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'' moved to the building in 1995 from its former headquarters at the

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was a tenant from 1999 to 2003. *

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was a tenant from 2004 to 2017, after moving from its former headquarters at

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signed a lease to occupy 173,000 square feet in August 2014. *

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signed a lease to occupy 140,000 square feet in March 2015. *

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expanded its space at the building by 305,000 square feet in June 2017. *

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signed a lease to occupy 359,000 square feet in September 2017 for the primary New York City office of Amazon Advertising. *

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signed leases for 32,000 square feet in April 2018. * Whole Foods opened a 60,000 square foot store in the building in July 2020. * Noom signed a sublease to occupy 113,000 square feet at the building in November 2020, taking space from R/GA. Additionally, Citizens Food Hall opened within Five Manhattan West in 2021; the food hall's operators announced in January 2025 that it would close that April.

References

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