Thousands of Facebook employees are about to experience a much more pleasant commute.

The social media giant has signed a new lease at 181 Fremont, a mixed-use skyscraper that will be the tallest residential building on the West Coast once it's completed later this year. The tower rises 70 stories over San Francisco's Financial District and will house between 2,000 and 3,000 Facebook and Instagram employees across 34 floors.

The 436,000-square-foot office space will be Facebook's first...

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