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NYC Xoogler here. Speaking from experience, the main office (111 8th/76 9th) is amazing. I think Google's decision to buy that years ago has totally been vindi
by cletus 9y ago
NYC Xoogler here.
Speaking from experience, the main office (111 8th/76 9th) is amazing. I think Google's decision to buy that years ago has totally been vindicated. I'm surprised more high cash surplus companies don't do this, just to control their destiny in a way you simply can't as a tenant (eg if you're a large tenant, each floor you rent in the same building is going to get more expensive, being a tenant limits what you can do).
Other posters have pointed out the Chelsea Market is a mishmash of other buildings (4 IIRC). All true. It's a super-annoying building to get around in though. To get from the 6th floor on one side to the 6th floor on the other side you might have to go to the ground floor and find the right elevator (out of like 20 in 12 different locations) that goes to that floor in that building. Some parts are only served by a single elevator. Others have a bank. Honestly I'd hate to work there, particularly if you had to go through the crowds to get to your one blessed elevator.
One outcome of this might be that Google may well fix this situation by combining floors and elevator banks.
I don't think anything will happen to the ground floor of Chelsea Market.
- notspanishflu 9y agoHas someone there considered to install a MULTI? That would be cool. https://multi.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/en/ https://multi.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/en/
- apocalyptic0n3 9y agoMULTI has yet to be installed in an actual building and from what I recall, they believed it would likely be used in new buildings that are designed with MULTI in mind rather than retrofitting older buildings. It seems like a good use case in my mind, though I don't expect it would be implemented for at least several years while the new technology is adapted and tested in real-world scenarios
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoIs it fully tested yet, that page says their new tower "will" (not does) provide testing? It's not the sort of thing I'd want to be an early adopter on.
- apocalyptic0n3 9y agoTom Scott did a video[1] on it last summer. They have a working version in a test tower in Germany, but have not installed it in an actual for-public-use building yet and I'm unsure if testing phases have been completed [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdTsbFS4xmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdTsbFS4xmI
- ChuckMcM 9y agoI totally agree. Fun historical note, IBM generated cash in its early days as Google and Apple do today, it bought a lot of real estate all around the world. In the 90's when it seemed liked it was doomed, it "saved itself" by selling off big chunks of that real estate. That gave the company operating capital without having to go to the equity markets or debt markets. Given the ups and downs of tech, it seems like a much better place to hold your spare cash than t-bills or other cash equivalent securities.
- electricslpnsld 9y ago> it "saved itself" by selling off big chunks of that real estate Sounds like the losing end of a game of Monopoly!
- dmix 9y agoYou don't have to "save yourself" if your winning...
- NDT 9y agoThe interesting thing is that there are at least 10 buildings/floors leased by IBM just in Manhattan. The prominent ones are the "IBM Building" in midtown (that used to be owned by IBM) and still has its name on the building and the somewhat iconic 51 Astor Place which is the Watson HQ.
- sotojuan 9y ago"Land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts".
- jacksmith21006 9y agoDefinitely more so then bitcoins.
- 1024core 9y agoNot if you're one of the Pacific islands, which are being slowly swamped by the rising ocean.