the character and the scene

The Woolworth is a landmark workplace where character drives culture and culture drives business. New York City’s original icon, reimagined as a platform for ambition and craft — where tastemakers shape what’s next.

Man photographs a visitor beside the Woolworth Building's tall Gothic windows

Ornate Woolworth Building lobby with its central reception desk

Carved stone face on a sunlit column at the Woolworth Building

Sunlight across the Woolworth Building's terra-cotta facade

the woolworth has never been ordinary

Rendering of the Woolworth lobby cafe and wine bar

Dining & Hospitality

Cafe & Wine Bar

Rendering of restaurant banquette seating and a dining table

Dining & Hospitality

Restaurant & Social Club

Woman in a feathered dress descends the Woolworth Building staircase

arrival & social hub

guild

event space

26

DJ performs at a gathering on the 26th floor

events & activations

programming

Woolworth Building tower above Lower Manhattan

the woolworth  collective

The Woolworth Collective unites the building’s shared spaces, programming, and operators into one curated ecosystem — designed to connect tenants to each other and to the cultural rhythm of New York City. It is the connective layer that lives across Guild, 26, restaurants, retail, and future collaborations.

the experience

Reception lounge with a curved sofa, slatted wood ceiling and a large seascape photograph

1,225 RSF / 1,275 RSF

the retail collection

Office cafe with a long communal table, banquette seating and arched windows

~28,000 RSF

the full floor collection

Empty white office floor with wood flooring and arched windows

2,500–5,000 RSF

the pre-built collection

Booth seating beneath a globe pendant light, with tan leather chairs and a living green wall

1,000-5,500 RSF

the custom built collection

Workplace lounge framed by an exposed riveted steel arch, with blue banquettes and a bar cart

60,000 RSF

the private building collection

“We’re architects and designers. We’re very technical, but we’re here because we love design. We’re artists at heart.”

get to know us

“What’s special about working in The Woolworth is that it offers both focus and connection. It’s a calm, creative environment, but you’re also part of a larger cultural dialogue, which is incredibly inspiring as a designer.”

get to know us

Detail of black-and-white fashion looks at Pickle's anniversary event

JUN 24, 2026

ALTUZARRA FW26

From history to history making

The Woolworth has always been more than a backdrop. It has presence, personality, and a point of view — and it attracts the people who shape what happens next.

meet the icon

Transit map showing subway, PATH, ferry, and rail connections around 233 Broadway

the character and the scene