By Kevin McCauley
eBay plans to open a 35,000 sq. ft. technology center of excellence in Manhattan’s Flatiron District in the fall, a facility that will eventually house more than 200 staffers.
Built during the 1870s on “The Ladies’ Mile, the building was once home to the B. Altman & Co. department store chain. From the Civil War to WWI, the stretch of street from 18th to 24th Streets was home to Lord & Taylor, Hugh O’Neill’s. W. & J. Sloane, Best & Co., Arnold Constable and Bergdorf Goodman department stores.
Chris Dixon, co-founder of Hunch, which eBay acquired late last year, will head the new office that will boast of a large public area, space for start-ups and entrepreneur incubation, and a PayPal shopping showcase.
San Jose-based eBay has technology centers in Seattle, Austin, Portland and Tel Aviv.
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