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All my questions are about tech infrastructure. Does the location of this property have anything to do with proximity to NYC's internet exchange points? Will th

All my questions are about tech infrastructure. Does the location of this property have anything to do with proximity to NYC's internet exchange points? Will this building need that kind of access? If so, why? Is there infrastructure is already in place to build out high-volume connections? Are there maps and diagrams of that infrastructure; can we see them?

s17n 5y ago
Pretty sure it has nothing to do with any of that stuff - this is just a building with a very large footprint that was vacant, pretty much a unique opportunity in Manhattan.
- dopamean 5y ago
  Is it considered vacant if Google was already leasing the space but hadn't yet moved in?
  - s17n 5y ago
    The building was gutted a couple years ago and is still under construction
epc 5y ago
No. The Port Authority building they bought in 2008 or 2009 had (still has?) a huge telco exchange space, which was why Double lick had been there. 60 Hudson St is the other bug exchange point, it’s maybe a half mile from St John’s Terminal.
- CydeWeys 5y ago
  None of this has anything to do with Internet interconnects. It's all about office space. Google isn't running data centers in Manhattan.
  - epc 5y ago
    I agree, but it's a weird location for office space. Not quite a transit dead zone, but not particularly great either. Wonder if they'd try to get a ferry stop added at Pier 40.
    - CydeWeys 5y ago
      It's less than a mile from the existing campus and it is close enough to MTA/PATH. It's not a weird location for an office.