LinkedIn Signs Major Office Lease

SAN FRANCISCO—Those who follow @GlobeStcom on Twitter and @GlobeStLIVE may have seen a post teasing the announcement, but GlobeSt.com has learned that LinkedIn has signed a lease for the entire 26-story building under construction at 222 Second St. There has been speculation for quite a while who would fill that space, as GlobeSt.com previously reported, and now we have the answer.

The City’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development estimates that the nearly 450,000 square feet of office space can accommodate approximately 2,500 jobs in San Francisco, said San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee in making the announcement today. “As a national leader in job creation, San Francisco is the perfect home for a company that is connecting people to jobs, and I am pleased that LinkedIn is significantly expanding their presence here,” said Mayor Lee. “LinkedIn’s decision to grow in the Innovation Capital of the World demonstrates, once again, investor confidence in our City.”