**[AI Land Grab: Anthropic Expands New York Team to 1,000, Manhattan Landmark Building Divided Among AI Giants]** According to monitoring by Beating, Anthropic has announced the lease of a 16-story office building in New York's Manhattan Hudson Yards, with plans to double the size of its local team to 1,000 people within this year. The new office is located at 330 Hudson Street, covering approximately 466,000 square feet—30 times larger than its previous office space of 15,500 square feet. This transaction is not an isolated case, as Manhattan is witnessing a land grab by artificial intelligence companies. Data from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield shows that by the first quarter of 2026, office leasing space for the AI industry in Manhattan will reach 1.03 million square feet, surpassing the total for all of 2025. The proportion of AI in the local tech industry's office leasing has also surged from 20.9% in 2024 to 55.9%. In addition to Anthropic, OpenAI and legal AI startup Harvey have also previously leased large office spaces in Manhattan. [Original Link]