{"id":204206,"date":"2026-04-21T02:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204206\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T02:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:08:21","slug":"ai-firm-adaptive-security-subleases-barkboxs-51k-sf-office-at-120-broadway-commercial-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204206\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Firm Adaptive Security Subleases BarkBox\u2019s 51K-SF Office at 120 Broadway \u2013 Commercial Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dog treat and toy subscription company BarkBox<\/a> is subleasing its 51,220-square-foot office in Manhattan\u2019s Financial District to a cybersecurity firm, Commercial Observer has learned.<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity company Adaptive Security<\/a> is taking over the 12th floor of Silverstein Properties<\/a>\u2019 120 Broadway, which BarkBox leased and renovated on a 15-year deal starting in November 2021<\/a>, according to subtenant broker Savills<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Law Firm Robinson+Cole Inks 48K-SF Lease at 100 Park Avenue<\/a><\/p>\n

Savills did not immediately disclose the terms or asking rent of the sublease agreement, but the average office asking rent in Lower Manhattan in March was $59.26 per square foot, according to a report from CBRE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new deal represents Adaptive Security\u2019s third space in three years, growing from a 6,500-square-foot office to an 18,200-square-foot space within that time, according to Savills. The firm\u2019s most recent move followed a $146.5 million Series B fundraising effort that closed in December 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Manhattan office market remains highly competitive, particularly for AI and technology tenants seeking move-in-ready space that supports their continuing innovations,\u201d Savills\u2019 Zev Holzman said in a statement. \u201cAs demand has tightened across core Midtown and surrounding submarkets, securing a large, modern office such as 120 Broadway required creativity and market insight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holzman represented Adaptive Security alongside Savills\u2019 Christopher Foerch, Will Demuth and Riley Scanlon, while Ross Zimbalist of CBRE handled negotiations on behalf of BarkBox.<\/p>\n

CBRE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2024 by co-founders Andrew Jones and Brian Long, Adaptive Security focuses on protecting organizations from AI-powered threats like deepfakes and phishing scams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis relocation gives us the flexibility to support increased recruitment and operations while remaining deeply connected to the city\u2019s technology ecosystem,\u201d Jones said in a statement.<\/p>\n

When BarkBox originally leased the 120 Broadway space with a distinctive H-shaped floorplate, it gave them access to a 20,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, but it\u2019s unclear if that component transfers over to Adaptive Security with the sublease.<\/p>\n

120 Broadway, also known as the Equitable Building, is also somewhat newly renovated, with Silverstein investing $52 million in 2019 to restore the early 20th century building to something more akin to its original look, following the blessing<\/a> of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.<\/p>\n

Mark Hallum can be reached at mhallum@commercialobserver.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dog treat and toy subscription company BarkBox is subleasing its 51,220-square-foot office in Manhattan\u2019s Financial District to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[80762,80763,80764,80765,80766,2361,9,11,10,2362,80767,80768,10350,80769,80770],"class_list":{"0":"post-204206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-120-broadway","9":"tag-andrew-jones","10":"tag-brian-long","11":"tag-christopher-foerch","12":"tag-equitable-building","13":"tag-leases","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-headlines","16":"tag-new-york-news","17":"tag-office-leases","18":"tag-riley-scanlon","19":"tag-ross-zimbalist","20":"tag-sublease","21":"tag-will-demuth","22":"tag-zev-holzman-channel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}