Am I correct in thinking that New York City planning regulations would make it damn near impossible to tear down that dumpy-looking building and build a shiny new one?
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/09/14/111-8...
Go to the bottom.
They will want the current tenants to stay, so that Google will have top-shelf speed to all their customers' networks at a low cost.
"But at 2.9 million square feet, it has more space than the Empire State Building and plenty of room for Google to grow."
Walking into work via a half a block long corridor with cable strung over your head and the clack of your feet echoing along it is a great way to start the day
No, that would be common sense talking.
The politicians would love for them to blow a couple of billion on construction crews in a down economy. They'd do some very personal favors for Serge and Larry to have that happen.