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'''111 Eighth Avenue''', also known as the '''Google Building''' and formerly known as '''Union Inland Terminal #1''' and the '''Port Authority Building''', is an [[Art Deco]] multi-use building in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. Fifteen stories tall and occupying an entire [[city block]], it has {{convert|2.9|e6sqft|m2}} of [[floor space]], more than the [[Empire State Building]]. It was built in 1932 by the [[Port of New York Authority]] to serve as an inland terminal for the [[Hudson River piers]], and as a warehousing and industrial facility. Occupancy fell to 50% in the 1970s due to the decline of industrial activity in Manhattan, and the Port Authority itself moved to the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] in 1973. In the 1990s the building began to attract tenants in the technology and [[telecommunications]] sectors. In 2010, the building was purchased by [[Google]] for $1.8 billion, who became its largest tenant, and Google's presence helped attract other technology companies to Chelsea and contributed to the neighborhood's ongoing gentrification. Aside from Google, the building is also home to a cancer treatment center and a [[black box theater]].

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