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Wall Street Brings Bankers Back to Offices Remade for Hybrid Era

New Manhattan workspaces show how employers are embracing shared setups and the perks of home. 

The Green Bar shared common area at Bank of Montreal’s new office building in New York. 

The Green Bar shared common area at Bank of Montreal’s new office building in New York. 

Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg

The new staples of office life go beyond hand sanitizer and air filters. For some Wall Street banks, they involve natural light, lots of plants and cold brew on tap, too.

As return-to-office plans accelerate — with hopes they will stick this time —  many bosses are embracing new setups and perks meant to evoke the comforts of home. At Mizuho Americas, Bank of Montreal and Deutsche Bank AG, the changes have gone even further: New York workers came back from the pandemic to entirely different buildings.