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Re:Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of Directors by mancerayder on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @06:15PM (#19792563)
Ironically they just purchased last year a huge block of Manhattan - presumably for even more employees[1].

1 - https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/20/google-bought-manhattans-c...

Re:Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of Directors by CydeWeys on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @06:45PM (#19792751)
Google already has a huge amount of office space in Chelsea Market, though. That's more about owning rather than renting.

If you want to talk expansion, look at the new Hudson Square expansion about a mile south of Chelsea Market: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/17/18144448/google-nyc-camp...