Dropbox said Friday that it's agreed to return over one quarter of its San Francisco headquarters to the landlord as the commercial real estate market continues to soften following the Covid pandemic.
In a filing, Dropbox said it agreed to surrender to its landlord 165,244 square feet of space and pay $79 million in termination fees.
Under the amendment to its lease agreement, Dropbox will offload the space over time through the first quarter of 2025.
In addition, Dropbox took a $175.2 million impairment on the office last year "as a result of adverse changes" in the market.
Dropbox had tried working with its landlord to sublease space at the headquarters, but the real estate market deteriorated, finance chief Tim Regan, told analysts on a February earnings call.
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