Tech darlings Notion just pulled off the ultimate office glow-up, transforming a dusty downtown San Francisco building into a productivity playground that screams “we’re not your grandpa’s startup”.

After scouring over 50 properties, the $10 billion collaboration platform company landed in the historic Monadnock Building, a stone’s throw from Market Street. Their new digs? A whopping 100,000 square feet of pure millennial workspace magic.

From Nearly Dead to Tech Royalty

Remember when Notion was just another startup on the brink of extinction? Fast forward to today, and they’re sporting a valuation that makes Silicon Valley tech bros weak in the knees. With 100 million users and a product that helps everything from personal journaling to organizing polyamorous relationships, they’re basically the Swiss Army knife of productivity tools.

The Office That Mirrors the Product

Co-founder Akshay Kothari isn’t playing around with office design. Every floor is painted “Cream Froth” - matching their software’s signature color - and artwork leans casually against walls, mirroring their platform’s flexible interface. They’ve even named meeting rooms after “timeless” tools like Le Creuset Dutch ovens. Talk about meta design.

San Francisco’s Comeback Kid

In an era where tech companies are fleeing faster than rent prices rise, Notion is doubling down on San Francisco. They’re committed to in-person work, requiring employees to show up three days a week. “We believe in the value of being together,” Kothari says - and honestly, in a post-pandemic world, that’s refreshingly bold.

With more than a third of San Francisco’s office space sitting empty, Notion isn’t just moving into a building - they’re making a statement about the city’s potential resilience. Who said tech was dead?