Best NYC Office
Which firms (banks, hedge funds, PE) have amazing offices in terms of the views, technology setup, floor plan, aesthetics, etc? If you also had to choose one, who has the best office?
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I love Cantor Fitzgerald's setup. It's all darkwood, from the tables to the floor, and it's very representative of the firm's old school culture.
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DB
Only a tiny portion of DB's office has views of the park and the non-cubicle style sucks (theres no sense of belonging when desks are in a row with no drawers) but the cafeteria is nice / food is pretty good
PJT is nice, all marble - almost too white.
CVP has an overall very nicely designed office that feels premium and less “corporate”
PWP has undoubtedly the best real estate (GM building) - can’t beat overlooking Central Park and 57th. The office used to have an “older-school” feel to it (lots of wood) but heard they renovated it recently.
DB’s new Columbus Circle office is nice.
ducera, d1 capital partners, berenson, raine group, sculptor capital management, & cerberus definitely have some of the nicest ones imo
i'm confused - cerberus' offices on 3rd ave? those are pretty awful
agree that sculptor has really nice offices - great views
Elliott (billionaires row) and Glenview (GM building) are pretty sweet
Wells Fargo’s Hudson yards office is the sweetest I’ve seen
Most stuff in Hudson Yards honestly
CS building is beautiful
*UBS
Allen & Co
I’ve heard this described as classic but pre-civil rights era and that’s not just referring to the furnishings / decor
As someone who once worked at CS, the office itself is mid, but the location was 10x better than any of the midtown spots
Any thoughts on KKR or Goldman? Heard Goldman has amazing views over hudson and KKR in hudson yards does as well
Bump, curious as well.
200 West is nice. Best part is 360 unobstructed views. Great view of the Hudson, and the State of Liberty looks stellar at night. Can clearly see all the way to Midtown/Empire State Bldg.
Nothing like looking at the statue of liberty at night while simultaneously feeling hopelessly lost at work and thinking you’ve achieved the American dream
Was at the Debevoise & Plimpton office which is right next to KKR. Was the nicest office I have ever seen in my life. I’ve heard the KKR offices are similar
The HY office? I visited the building for Wells Fargo and the office was sick. Was told most of the companies in that building have sick offices
Not Jefferies...
520 Madison looks like Mega Maid from Spaceballs
Citi location in Tribeca is the best. Not saying actual office is, but by location it is #1
PWP
Easily PWP — GM Building is a top spot & the renovation looks beautiful
DB has to be up there, absolutely stunning.
RBC deserves a shout, 200 Vesey has beautiful views overlooking the Hudson.
View from Bank of America Tower off Bryant Park
All that just to be a bank teller
Guggenheim definitely up there in contention for the worst office.
I thought Gugg was supposed to be nice? Heard they have an insane art collection
JPMC has the largest private art collection in the world if you’re interested in that - all of their offices, including regional and mothership, have absolutely stunning art.
Nah you’re thinking of the Guggenheim museum, bub
I was able to visit a few throughout networking there during past cycle. This is what I thought
Goldman: kinda by themselves by the wtc, but a really nice clean part of town. Definitely cool views over the Hudson and cool architecture and kinda gave SF tech vibes, but on the inside the work spaces seemed all normal.
JPM: Haven't been here but I know they're building a new headquarters, it's gonna be right on park ave and stunning to say the least
CS: The lobby is pretty cool but offices are just normal, like other people said the best part about it is being by madison square park
Barclays: busy location next to times square, has a cool view from the cafeteria though
DB: Obv their IB is nothing crazy anymore, but they have a pretty cool office in Columbus Circle. It used to be the time warner center, has some really cool views of central park
BofA: One Bryant park, pretty sweet building. I think most of the IB is on the lower floors though, not sure
Evercore: I really like Park Ave but the office wasn't anything crazy nice
Lazard: Top of the Rock views are not to be messed with, windows are kinda tiny though. Has the whole 70s retro feel in the concourse
PJT: The white marble is indeed pretty cool
HL: Offices felt a little cramped, but in a nice building in a cool spot across from PJT and JPM
Warbug Pincus: Really nice office feel and a good view
Carlyle Group: Really cool office, 1 Vanderbilt does not disappoint
KKR: This was my favorite. 30 Hudson Yards has an incredible feel to it. The office has my favorite view of the city
Nothing 70s about 30 Rock, it’s art deco.
I work for one of the EB's mentioned in the green comment, but no one has mentioned the clear winner: PJSolomon (or whatever they're called now)
They're at 1345 6th - their office is new and marble with glass walls and their views go clear to the reservoir. Very similar to Apollo's offices in 9 West (albeit with more glass). During MBA recruiting I got the chance to see almost 20 offices given I was in NYC, and only Lazard's views compare, but I think that Laz's office decor is pretty dated.
What reservoir?
I can assure you that it’s not the Morgan Stanley building, 383 Mad, or 200 West. Top BBs = butt ass offices apparently
Apollo offices are frikkin sweet
9 West
DB is amazing. High ceilings, great cafeteria, and a stunning terrace overlooking Central Park. Makes sense considering they're in the same building as Per Se, Masa, and the Mandarin Oriental. Not sure how they could pay for it though...
Other than DB, I would say KKR is also one of the absolute best. They also have a private terrace, in 30 Hudson Yards.
High ceilings only in the S&T floor IB is a normal officr
Any insights on BX on 345 park ave?
KKR by a mile
Elliott has a pretty insane New York office with views of central park
Apax & blackrock
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