AI Firm Grows Footprint at Empire State Building
The company is expanding its space at the Manhattan landmark by one-third.
Workday, an artificial intelligence work platform, has signed a lease renewal and expansion with Empire State Realty Trust to expand its office space in the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan. This renewal adds 12,338 square feet and brings Workday’s space at the landmark to 39,069 square feet.
Harry Blair, Rob Lowe, and Paige Engeldrum of Cushman & Wakefield represented Workday in the lease negotiations. ESRT was represented in house by Jordan Berger, Shanae Ursini, and Kerry Lavelle.
The property’s leasable office space totals nearly 2 million square feet, according to CommercialEdge data. Other tenants include AT&T, Shutterstock, Expedia, LinkedIn, AT&T, Morgan & Morgan and Shutterstock. The building is more than 95 percent leased, according to the New York Post.
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The Empire State Building is a LEED Platinum-certified property located at 350 5th Ave. located near Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal. The 94-year-old property features such amenities as a tenant-only fitness center, a basketball/tennis court, the Empire Lounge, a conference center and a variety of dining options.
Leasing Activity for ESRT
In the last year ESRT has completed multiple notable deals at its Midtown Manhattan properties. Leases at the Empire State Building include an expansion by Hecker Fink LLP in October 2024 to 53,779 square feet on two floors. Last summer, the Empire State Building welcomed a new tenant, the management consulting firm Kearney, which leased 27,866 square feet.
At One Grand Central Place, a nearby ESRT tower in the Murray Hill neighborhood, Gerson Lehrman Group Inc. signed a 77,382-square-foot renewal for two full floors. The financial and information services company has been located in the 1.3 million-square-foot building since 2013.
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