Google opened its latest Manhattan location at the transformed St. John’s Terminal. “It’s a … [+] testament to New York’s vibrancy, diverse talent pool and world-class institutions that keep us rooted here,” Sean Downey President, Americas & Global Business, wrote in his blog post.Google Google welcomed thousands of “Googlers” this week to its newest New York City facility at St. John’s Terminal, a 1.3 million-square-foot former rail terminal that has been transformed into an urban campus featuring shared neighborhood seating, a range of communal workspaces, lounges on every floor, cafes, terraces, micro-kitchens, gardens and views of the Hudson River. Over 14,000 Google employees now work in New York today, up from 7,000 in 2018. “It’s a testament to New York’s vibrancy, diverse talent pool and world-class institutions that keep us rooted here,” Sean Downey, President, Americas & Global Business, wrote in a blog post announcing the new office. Google purchased St. John’s Terminal at 550 Washington Street in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood in 2022 for $1.97 billion, with Gensler working as the lead interior architect and designer and COOKFOX as the design architect for the building. The new location brings the tech giant’s footprint to nearly 6 million square feet across seven Manhattan sites. Companies Take Advantage of Weaker CRE Market Major firms are following Google’s lead and taking advantage of N… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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