
A view of the building at 111 Eighth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, on 23 December 2010. The building, which is one of the largest in Manhattan by square footage, has been reported sold to Google Inc. The terms and amount of the sale were undisclosed, but the deal is reported to be the largest single-asset sale in the entire United States in 2010 and the largest ever acquisition by a tenant/user. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

A view of the building at 111 Eighth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, on 23 December 2010. The building, which is one of the largest in Manhattan by square footage, has been reported sold to Google Inc. The terms and amount of the sale were undisclosed, but the deal is reported to be the largest single-asset sale in the entire United States in 2010 and the largest ever acquisition by a tenant/user. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

A view of the building at 111 Eighth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, on 23 December 2010. The building, which is one of the largest in Manhattan by square footage, has been reported sold to Google Inc. The terms and amount of the sale were undisclosed, but the deal is reported to be the largest single-asset sale in the entire United States in 2010 and the largest ever acquisition by a tenant/user. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

A view of the building at 111 Eighth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, on 23 December 2010. The building, which is one of the largest in Manhattan by square footage, has been reported sold to Google Inc. The terms and amount of the sale were undisclosed, but the deal is reported to be the largest single-asset sale in the entire United States in 2010 and the largest ever acquisition by a tenant/user. EPA/JUSTIN LANE