At JPMorgan’s New HQ, Coffee Takes Center Stage
New York, August 19, 2025 (Qahwa World) – Coffee is no longer just a morning perk at JPMorgan Chase’s new headquarters on 270 Park Avenue—it has become a central feature of the $3 billion tower that is set to redefine workplace culture for up to 14,000 employees.
Rising 1,388 feet into Midtown’s skyline, the headquarters brings together state-of-the-art technology, modern design, and a deep focus on coffee as part of daily life. From floor-to-floor cafés to QR-powered coffee machines, the building treats coffee as a driver of productivity, comfort, and social connection.
The tower is equipped with one of the most extensive coffee networks in any corporate office:
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Work cafés on every floor provide quick and easy access to coffee throughout the day.
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Four main cafés, including a Starbucks on the 14th floor and The Corner, a space for locally crafted drinks.
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The Exchange, a food and beverage hub across floors 13 to 16, featuring 15 outlets, including plant-based and gourmet options alongside coffee stations.
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Park Avenue Express, open 24/7, ensuring that employees working late shifts or early mornings always have access to coffee.
In a building designed to showcase intelligent systems, coffee is seamlessly tied to technology. Break rooms are fitted with QR-powered coffee machines, allowing employees to order with a simple phone scan. The company’s “Work at JPMC” mobile app enables staff to preorder drinks from cafés, ensuring beverages are ready upon arrival while also serving as a digital badge and office navigation tool.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called all 300,000 employees back to the office five days a week. To ease that transition, the bank has made coffee part of the strategy—turning it into more than a beverage. Cafés are designed to foster informal interaction, encourage collaboration, and provide a sense of comfort within a high-tech environment.
The building’s circadian lighting and biophilic design—including windows that allow 30% more natural daylight than a standard office—enhance the experience of a coffee break. Together, technology and design aim to make each cup part of a healthier and more balanced workday.
At JPMorgan’s new headquarters, coffee has been redefined as:
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A cultural anchor, shaping how employees connect.
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A productivity tool, offering a boost through long work hours.
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A social hub, turning cafés into spaces of collaboration across departments.
By putting coffee at the center of its workplace experience, JPMorgan Chase has created more than a headquarters—it has built a model for how coffee, culture, and technology can come together in the modern office. For employees at 270 Park Avenue, the coffee break is no longer a pause in the workday—it is part of the company’s vision of the future of work.
