Jay-Z's entertainment company opened a new NYC headquarters last summer — take a look inside

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Jay-Z's entertainment company opened a new NYC headquarters last summer — take a look inside

Mary Meisenzahl

Nov 29, 2020, 8:47 AM

Jay Z picked this portrait by South African artist Zanele Muholi to sit at the entrance of the office.

Jay-Z's entertainment label, Roc Nation, opened a new New York City headquarters last summer, less than a year before the pandemic sent many office workers at home.

The company is partnered with Live Nation, with offices in Nashville, New York, London, and Los Angeles. The newest office in Chelsea, designed by architect Jeffrey Beers, is the new headquarters. It spans businesses as a record label, talent agency, and production company.

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COVID-19 has hit New York's real estate market hard, along with cities around the world as offices emptied and people began working remotely. Pinterest canceled a large San Francisco lease, and Twitter is trying to sublet parts of its San Francisco headquarters after telling workers they can work from home indefinitely.

In a press release, Jeffrey Beers International design team described how it created a "clean yet warm" palette for the record label's office.

Jay Z has an extensive contemporary art collection, some of which is shown off in the Roc Nation office.