Blackstone Signs Deal to Expand Offices in Midtown Manhattan

Blackstone Inc. signed a lease to expand its offices in midtown Manhattan, one of the latest companies to bet on New York’s recovery as its workforce grows.

The firm is more than doubling its space at 601 Lexington Ave., where it houses its technology and innovations group, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Blackstone is taking an additional 200,000 square feet (19,000 square meters) at the building, bringing its total at the property to more than 300,000 square feet, the people said, asking not to be named because the matter is private.

The deal is a boost ...