By Amanda Schiavo
Publication Date: 2026-01-27 14:00:00
It’s not perplexing why this artificial intelligence firm is growing at these connected office properties near Manhattan’s Union Square.
Perplexity, a Google-like “answer engine” that utilizes AI to provide responses and solutions, signed a new 14,000-square-foot lease for the full fourth floor of 841 Broadway, on top of the 8,000-square-foot lease it signed for the entire fourth floor at next-door 853 Broadway in June. The adjoining properties are owned by The Feil Organization.
Asking rent for the new lease was $85 per square foot. The length of the lease was not disclosed.
As part of the expansion, Feil said it will remove a wall that divides the two properties on the fourth floor, creating a cohesive 22,000-square-foot office space for Perplexity, which is headquartered in San Francisco.
“Perplexity’s expansion across 841-853 Broadway speaks to the kind of neighborhoods AI companies want to be part of today,” Andrew Wiener, head of commercial leasing at Feil, said in a statement. “By delivering a one-of-a-kind space, we were able to provide a tailored solution that supports the way their team collaborates while reinforcing our ability to cater to the individual needs of all our tenants.”
Feil was represented in-house by Wiener, Robert Fisher and Henry Korzec. Perplexity was represented by Marcella LaHara, Derek Feinman and Adam Spector of Newmark. The brokers from Newmark…
