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Bloomberg Headquarters & offices · New York, New York
Bloomberg · New York, New York
A spiral escalator, giant fish tanks and a Bloomberg Terminal on every floor — all 947,000 sq ft of office space in a 55-story Midtown tower.
The buildings, the perks and 40 years of office history. Bloomberg is private, so there is no proxy statement or revenue filing — every number here comes from Bloomberg's own website, its landlord's SEC filings and the architect.
- 947,000 sq ftoffice space at 731 Lexington Avenue
- 26 weeksfully paid parental leave (primary caregiver, U.S.)
- 26,000employees in 159 locations
- $0annual healthcare contribution (U.S.)
Sources: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024 · bloomberg.com U.S. benefits page · Bloomberg Careers “Global Roles” (2026) · Pelli Clarke & Partners
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THE HEADQUARTERS · 731 LEXINGTON AVENUE · 2005
A glass tower around a busy atrium, with fish tanks and a spiral escalator
Bloomberg's offices wrap around an atrium above Beacon Court, a glass-walled public courtyard. Desks line the outside walls; TV studios, the lobby and a big snack pantry face the court. The high-ceilinged 6th-floor pantry has a giant screen with live news, one of the world's few spiral escalators, fish tanks and an outdoor patio, and an inside stairwell links the company's 29 floors.
- 947,000 sq ft office (≈ 87,979 m²)
- 55-story tower, 2005
- Design: Pelli Clarke & Partners
- Interiors: STUDIOS Architecture
- LEED Gold · Fitwel 3 Star
- A Terminal on every floor
Facts: Pelli Clarke & Partners project page · Bloomberg Careers “Working in New York City” · Bloomberg press releases (Mar 1 and May 22, 2018) · Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024
New York and London
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global headquarters (731 Lexington) | 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 |
| 919 Third Avenue | 919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 |
| European headquarters (Bloomberg London) | 3 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N |
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024 · SL Green press release (Oct 16, 2024) · Bloomberg press (Oct 24, 2017); London street address confirmed on Wikipedia · See them on the map ↓
Source: Pelli Clarke & Partners project page · Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024 and 8-K (Mar 31, 2026) · Bloomberg press releases (Mar 1 and May 22, 2018)
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Benefits (United States)
Medical, prescription, dental and vision from day one with zero annual contribution; in-network medical has no deductible.
100% paid, gender-neutral, for the primary caregiver; 4 weeks for non-primary caregivers.
20 paid days off (up to 5 roll over), at least 11 paid holidays, plus paid sick days.
Lifetime benefit for fertility treatment and IVF, plus adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Back-up child or elder care at a center or at home, free of charge; days can be swapped for virtual tutoring.
Per calendar year for job and business-related courses, including certifications.
Company-paid basic life insurance up to $200,000; AD&D up to 10× base salary (max $1,000,000).
One-time stipend for new employees to set up a home workstation.
Source: bloomberg.com/company/culture/employee-benefits/united-states (2026). Benefits vary by country; Bloomberg also publishes pages for the UK, Japan, India, Hong Kong, Singapore and others.
Why people stay: what Bloomberg itself describes
Nine employee-run Communities open to everyone, from the Women's Community to Working Families.
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications, plus courses through Bloomberg University.
A full-service pantry with meals, snacks, fresh fruit and drinks — the meeting place of every Bloomberg office.
Health clinics five days a week and free wellness coaches in the New York and New Jersey offices.
A global employee giving and volunteer program; volunteers can earn grants for charities through “Dollars for Your Hours”.
Source: bloomberg.com — Inclusion, U.S. benefits and Philanthropy pages (2026); Bloomberg story on Dollars for Your Hours
Who works here
employees
locations
countries
belong to an employee Community
Source: Bloomberg Careers “Global Roles” and Inclusion pages (2026). Bloomberg does not publish a job or gender breakdown on these pages.
Pay at Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg job postings 22254, 44991 and 18957 (bloomberg.avature.net, seen Oct 2026). Base salary only; benefits and bonus are on top.
Bloomberg is a private company: it files no proxy statement, so there is no official median pay or pay by age. The posted ranges above are the closest official numbers.
Office history: from a one-room office to a whole Midtown block
- 1981–82 A one-room office in New York
Michael R. Bloomberg and co-founders Tom Secunda, Duncan MacMillan and Chuck Zegar started Innovative Market Systems in New York. In 1982, with two developers in a one-room office, they built the first Terminal — software, hardware and network — from scratch.
Source: Bloomberg story “Commitment to continuous innovation” (2015) · Bloomberg Japan corporate profile (founded 1982) · 2011 press release (“30 years ago”)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1986–87 Renamed Bloomberg L.P., first office in Asia
The company took the name Bloomberg L.P. in 1986 and opened its Tokyo office in 1987 — its first in the Asia-Pacific region.
Source: Bloomberg Japan corporate profile (history)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2001 A lease on the Alexander's block
On May 1, 2001 Bloomberg signed a lease for about 695,000 sq ft (≈ 64,568 m²) of offices in the tower Alexander's, Inc. was building on Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets.
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K for 2003
731 Lexington Avenue, New York, 2024 · Kidfly182 / CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2004–05 731 Lexington Avenue becomes the global headquarters
All of Bloomberg's space was handed over by February 9, 2004, and the 55-story glass tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli was completed in 2005. STUDIOS Architecture designed Bloomberg's interiors around an atrium above Beacon Court.
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K for 2003 · Pelli Clarke & Partners project page
731 Lexington Avenue · Kidfly182 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2012 Floors 21 to 29
Bloomberg expanded onto floors 21–29 of the tower; the expansion earned LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors. By 2018 the office was about 900,000 sq ft on 29 floors, linked by an inside stairwell.
Source: Bloomberg press releases (Mar 1 and May 22, 2018)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2017 Bloomberg London, the first building it owns
Bloomberg opened its European headquarters by Foster + Partners in the City of London on October 24, 2017 — its first wholly owned and designed building — bringing 4,000 London staff under one roof. It won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2018.
Source: Bloomberg press releases (Oct 24, 2017; Oct 11, 2018)
Bloomberg London, 2017 · The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2024 Staying on Lexington Avenue until 2040
In May 2024 Bloomberg extended its lease of all 947,000 sq ft of office space at 731 Lexington from 2029 to February 2040. In October 2024 it also signed a 924,876 sq ft renewal and expansion at 919 Third Avenue.
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024 and 8-K (Mar 31, 2026) · SL Green press release (Oct 16, 2024)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lease 2001 | 695,000 | 64,568 | Original lease at 731 Lexington (Alexander's 10-K for 2003) |
| 2018 | 900,000 | 83,613 | 29 floors (Bloomberg press release) |
| 10-K 2024 | 947,000 | 87,979 | All office space in the building (Alexander's 10-K) |
Map: how the headquarters moved
Bloomberg has run the company from one Midtown Manhattan block since 2004, and built its own European headquarters in the City of London in 2017.
- 1 · 2017Bloomberg London, 3 Queen Victoria Street — European headquarters by Foster + Partners
- 2 · 2004731 Lexington Avenue, New York — Global headquarters since 2004–05; lease runs to 2040
Addresses: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K · Bloomberg press (2017)
What Bloomberg does
Bloomberg started in 1981–82 with two developers in a one-room New York office building the Bloomberg Terminal. Today it sells financial data, news and analytics to markets around the world, and runs Bloomberg News and TV. Founder Michael R. Bloomberg is the majority owner.
Bloomberg is a private partnership and does not publish revenue or business segments.
Source: Bloomberg Careers “Global Roles” (2026) · Bloomberg press releases (Oct 1, 2017; 2011 CEO announcement) · “Commitment to continuous innovation” (2015)
Chief executives
Chair and CEO. Joined in 2003 as an engineer, led global engineering 2012–2022 and was Chief Product Officer 2022–2023.
Founder and majority owner. Led the company again after Dan Doctoroff stepped aside at the end of 2014.
Joined as President in January 2008 and became CEO in July 2011.
Co-founders: Michael R. Bloomberg, Tom Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Chuck Zegar.
Source: bloomberg.com (Vlad Kliatchko profile) · press releases (2011 CEO appointment; Sep 3, 2014) · “Commitment to continuous innovation” (2015)
Bloomberg: questions people ask
Where is Bloomberg's headquarters?
At 731 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a tower filling the whole block between Lexington and Third Avenues and 58th and 59th Streets. Bloomberg occupies all of its office space.
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024
Who designed Bloomberg's headquarters?
The 731 Lexington tower was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli (now Pelli Clarke & Partners) and completed in 2005; STUDIOS Architecture designed Bloomberg's interiors. The London European headquarters is by Foster + Partners.
Source: Pelli Clarke & Partners project page · Bloomberg press (Oct 24, 2017)
How big is Bloomberg's headquarters?
Bloomberg leases about 947,000 sq ft (≈ 87,979 m²) of office space at 731 Lexington Avenue, part of a 1,080,000 sq ft building. It also leases 924,876 sq ft at 919 Third Avenue.
Source: Alexander's, Inc. Form 10-K 2024 · SL Green press release (Oct 16, 2024)
What is inside Bloomberg's New York office?
A high-ceilinged pantry with a giant news screen and a spiral escalator, fish tanks on many floors, a 6th-floor outdoor patio, a high terrace facing the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, and a Bloomberg Terminal on every floor.
Source: Bloomberg Careers “Working in New York City”
Can you visit Bloomberg's offices?
The offices are for employees and guests, but in London the restored Roman Temple of Mithras under the European headquarters (London Mithraeum) is open to the public and free to enter.
Source: Bloomberg Careers “Working in London” · Bloomberg press (Oct 24, 2017)
What benefits does Bloomberg offer?
In the U.S.: healthcare with no annual contribution, 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 20 paid days off plus at least 11 holidays, a $30,000 fertility benefit, free back-up care and $12,000 a year in tuition reimbursement.
Source: bloomberg.com U.S. benefits page
How many people work at Bloomberg?
More than 26,000 employees in 159 locations across 69 countries.
Source: Bloomberg Careers “Global Roles” (2026)
How much do Bloomberg employees make?
Bloomberg is private and publishes no median pay. New York postings in 2026 list a base salary of $160,000–$240,000 for Senior Software Engineers and $130,000–$180,000 for a news Team Lead, plus benefits and bonus.
Source: Bloomberg job postings 44991, 18957, 22254
Does Bloomberg allow remote or hybrid work?
Bloomberg does not publish an office-attendance policy on its website. It gives new employees a one-time $500 stipend to set up a work-from-home station.
Source: bloomberg.com U.S. benefits page
Who is Bloomberg's CEO?
Vlad Kliatchko, Chair and CEO since 2023. He joined Bloomberg in 2003 as an engineer. Founder Michael R. Bloomberg is the majority owner.
Source: bloomberg.com Vlad Kliatchko profile · press release Sep 3, 2014
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