The Monadnock Building is a historic 10-story, office building at 685 Market Street in downtown

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. The building was designed by the firm of Frederick H. Meyer and Smith, and completed in 1907, immediately following the

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. The building stands immediately adjacent to both the

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and the Palace Hotel, and across Market Street from

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. The Monadnock Building is an example of the turn-of-the-century Beaux Arts style. The building was extensively renovated in 1986, and again in 2016. Macys.com is a major tenant and Uber became a major tenant in 2014. The technology firm

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leased space in the Monadnock Building in 2024 and subsequently indicated that it would take over the entire building.

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