Google is buying 111 8th Avenue in Manhattan for $1.9 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“The 2.9 million square foot building, which occupies the entire city block between 15th & 16th Streets from Eighth to Ninth Avenues, was placed for sale in September by an ownership group including Taconic Investment Partners, the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the German investment group Jamestown.”
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