Google is buying a new office building on Manhattan’s West Side for $2.1 billion, the most expensive sale of a U.S. office building since the pandemic started. From a report: The tech giant is already leasing a 1.3 million-square-foot building in Hudson Yards, also on the West Side, which it has an option to buy. New York City is the company’s second largest office location. The move highlights a long-term push for a return to office work, even as companies across the industry delay their reopenings due to the delta variant.
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