{"id":1004754993,"date":"2025-04-17T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T02:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004754993"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T02:17:56","slug":"ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Firm Grows Footprint at Empire State Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a29311bc2bcc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004735109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/esrt-inks-54-ksf-expansion-at-the-empire-state-building\/18_esb_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5462,4103\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18_ESB_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Empire State Building is originally built in 1931 and rises 102 stories. Image courtesy of Empire State Realty Trust&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg?w=1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"1024\" width=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Empire State Building is originally built in 1931 and rises 102 stories.\" class=\"wp-image-1004735109\" style=\"width:321px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Empire State Building is originally built in 1931 and rises 102 stories. Image courtesy of Empire State Realty Trust<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s space at the landmark to 39,069 square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Blair, Rob Lowe, and Paige Engeldrum of Cushman &amp; Wakefield represented Workday in the lease negotiations. ESRT was represented in house by Jordan Berger, Shanae Ursini, and Kerry Lavelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The property&#8217;s leasable office space totals nearly 2 million square feet, according to CommercialEdge data. Other tenants include AT&amp;T, Shutterstock, Expedia, LinkedIn, AT&amp;T, Morgan &amp; Morgan and Shutterstock. The building is more than 95 percent leased, according to the New York <em>Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/return-to-office-mandates-start-to-clock-in\/\">Return-to-Office Mandates Start to Clock In<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-intro\" id=\"h-leasing-activity-for-esrt\">Leasing Activity for ESRT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/esrt-inks-54-ksf-expansion-at-the-empire-state-building\/\">53,779 square feet<\/a> on two floors. Last summer, the Empire State Building welcomed a new tenant, the management consulting firm Kearney, which leased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/empire-state-building-lands-new-tenant-at-top-office-floors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">27,866 square feet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At One Grand Central Place, a nearby ESRT tower in the Murray Hill neighborhood, Gerson Lehrman Group Inc. signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/esrt-inks-77-ksf-renewal-at-manhattan-tower\/\">77,382-square-foot renewal<\/a> for two full floors. The financial and information services company has been located in the 1.3 million-square-foot building since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company is expanding its space at the Manhattan landmark by one-third. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3749,"featured_media":1004735109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21784,1600,21742,10,21747],"tags":[32799,37228,34345],"class_list":["post-1004754993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brokerage","category-new-york","category-latest","category-northeast","category-office","tag-cushman-wakefield","tag-empire-state-building","tag-empire-state-realty-trust"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AI Firm Grows Footprint at Empire State Building - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Empire State Reality Trust signs an office renewal with Workday Inc. featuring 39,069 square feet at the Empire State Building.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AI Firm Grows Footprint at Empire State Building\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Empire State Reality Trust signs an office renewal with Workday Inc. featuring 39,069 square feet at the Empire State Building.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-18T02:17:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-18T02:17:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mikayla Sciortino\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/\",\"name\":\"AI Firm Grows Footprint at Empire State Building - Commercial Property Executive\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-18T02:17:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-18T02:17:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f119cdcafd70d8f34fc5aa340ed5382b\"},\"description\":\"Empire State Reality Trust signs an office renewal with Workday Inc. featuring 39,069 square feet at the Empire State Building.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-firm-grows-footprint-at-empire-state-building\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/10\/18_ESB_1-e1730293784965.jpg\",\"width\":5462,\"height\":4103,\"caption\":\"Empire State Building is originally built in 1931 and rises 102 stories. 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