Two AI Companies Ink Full-Floor Deals at 61 West 23rd Street
By Emily Davis September 21, 2026 4:38 pm
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Artificial intelligence firms Normal Computing and Inspiren have inked full-floor office leases at 61 West 23rd Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron District.
The two deals total 16,734 square feet at the Zegna family- and Taconic Partners-owned building between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas, according to landlord broker Cushman & Wakefield.
C&W’s Connor Daugstrup represented the landlord in both deals alongside Taconic Development Advisors’ George Tsapelas.
Normal Computing, which develops AI hardware, took 8,367 square feet at the seven-story building in a relocation and expansion of its New York City headquarters. The company currently occupies 5,250 square feet three blocks south at 27 West 20th Street, a spokesperson for Normal Computing told Commercial Observer, and plans to move to its new home in November.
The spokesperson noted that approximately 30 employees will operate from Normal Computing’s new headquarters, with sufficient space to support plans to double its New York headcount over the coming year.
Savills’ Gabe Marans and Maxine Rosen negotiated the headquarters lease on behalf of Normal Computing.
The other high-tech arrival at 61 West 23rd Street, Inspiren, provides an AI-powered technology platform for senior living communities. Inspiren moved into its 8,367-square-foot space in early September, a company spokesperson told CO, marking its first permanent office in New York City. Previous records place Inspiren’s New York City operations at 19 Morris Avenue in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard.
Inspiren was represented by Newmark’s Adam Spector and Ally Krieger.
The Zegna family and Taconic acquired 61 West 23rd Street for $65 million in 2016. Taconic was tapped to reposition the building, restoring its historic façade and repositioning its interiors with two new lobbies, modernized elevators and pre-built offices. Other occupants include sports betting media company Action Network and retailers Sisu Cosmetics and Empire State of Wine.
Similar office buildings across Midtown South have been seeing increased competition for space this year from the city’s fast-growing pool of AI firms. The submarket accounted for 47 percent of all Manhattan office demand in August, according to Colliers.
Emily Davis can be reached at edavis@commercialobserver.com.
