Airbnb Paid $81 Million for a Building in NYC — the Only One It Now Owns

Airbnb has become a property owner in New York City, purchasing a six-story Park Avenue South building for $81.5 million — in a city where enforcement of Local Law 18 has effectively banned the vast majority of Airbnbs since 2022.

The property at 281 Park Avenue South, which has a tie-in to the Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” is the only building that Airbnb owns — anywhere. It’s also the first building it ever bough