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100 West 33rd Street

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedPartly retrofittedNew York City, NY

Partial retrofit to office/retail complete; concourse now office lobby with subway access. Retrofit already built (opp_score 0.0), median rent $2,132. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 28 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,463 units, New York County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $4,779/mo zillow · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: As of 2022, the former mall concourse functions as a large lobby for the office space above. The building allows direct access to Sixth Avenue, and has… record · all sites with this
New use
OfficeThis site: …he former mall concourse functions as a large lobby for the office space above. The building allows direct access to Sixth Ave newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusPartly retrofittedWikipedia
StrategyPartial ReinhabitedWikipedia
New usesoffice, retailWikipedia
What is there nowAs of 2022, the former mall concourse functions as a large lobby for the office space above. The building allows direct access to Sixth Avenue, and has entrances to the New York City Subway's 34th Street–Herald Square station and the PATH's 33rd Street station on the second basement level.newtypes-extraction

Site context

Housing permits, New York County (NY), 20244,463 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 3,018 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby28 within 10 km, 39 within 25 km: Gilsey House (0.3 km); 5 Times Square (0.8 km); 330 West 42nd Street (1.0 km); Getty Oil gas station (1.2 km); 219 E. 42nd and 235 E 42nd St. (1.3 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20239,268 establishments (-21%); 115,257 jobs (-21%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical 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)18,399 vehicles a day on AV OF THE AMRCS (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,314 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former Gimbels department store (1929–1986), later A&S/Stern's/JCPenney (1989–2020), converted to partial office/retail use. Concourse now functions as office lobby with direct subway access (6th Ave, 34th St-Herald Sq subway, PATH 33rd St).

Why. Strategy: 'reinhabit' (retrofit already built). Median rent $2,132 cited as low opportunity score reason. JCPenney closed 2020, no current vacancy data.

Where it stands. Partial conversion complete (as of 2022). Subways and Sixth Ave access confirmed. No new construction noted in record beyond existing retrofit.

For a planner

  • Subway access (PATH/34th St) is operational asset. Historical retail closures (JCPenney 2020) not reflected in current status.
  • No data on current tenant mix or vacancy rates.

For a developer

  • Retrofit already executed (low opportunity score). Median rent $2,132 is higher than typical for this type (per record).
  • No new construction permits tied to this site in 2023–2024 (permits listed are for other projects).

What we do not know yet

  • Record calls it a 'mall' but was a single-department-store building (Gimbels).
  • No current tenant data or vacancy rate provided. Housing market data (ZHVI $1.24M) irrelevant to commercial use.

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History and original facts

AnchorsGimbels
CountyNew York County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: 100 West 33rd Street was a Gimbels department store flagship from 1929 until 2020, and has since been reinhabited with office space above and limited retail below.

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Background

100 West 33rd Street is a building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. It was designed by Daniel Burnham, and opened in 1929. It was the flagship store of the Gimbels department store chain until 1986. Abraham & Straus replaced Gimbels in 1989, was converted to Stern's in 1995, and closed in 2001. JCPenney filled the vacancy in 2009 and closed in 2020.

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