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 Financial Group Inc., 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.

The moves, while planned well before COVID hit, gave the banks an opportunity to revamp space for new types of work, particularly as each company embraces hybrid policies allowing many employees to be remote at least part of the week. From pool tables to open seating, their arrangements show how once-stodgy Wall Street offices are turning into a shared collaborative space more reminiscent of Silicon Valley’s tech digs.