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At
a project cost estimated at USD $500
million, The New Apple Campus 2 will be located one mile east of the existing
facility in Cupertino, California. The project started in 2014, it is expected to be open in
mid-2016. It's entirely powered by renewable
energy. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs oversaw the building's design before his death
The land cost was estimated at USD $160 million.
In 2013 the total cost was estimated to be nearer to $5
billion.The estimated amount paid for the land is USD $300 million.
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photo shows construction progress |
The new campus, on a site now
totaling 175 acres (0.71 km2),
is planned to house up to 13,000 employees in one central four-storied circular building of approximately 2,800,000 square feet (260,000 m2), which will include a café for 3,000 sitting people, be surrounded by extensive landscaping, and offer parking both underground and in a parking structure.
Other facilities include a 1,000 seat auditorium, 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of R&D facilities, a fitness center, an orchard, and a dedicated generating plant as the primary source of electricity (powered by natural gas and other more environmentally sound
means).
Jobs: "It's got a gorgeous courtyard in the middle, and a lot more. It's a circle, so it's curved all the way round. This is not the cheapest way to build something." Every pane of glass in the main building will be curved.
Editors
note: Apple is a MEGA MONSTER, a stupendously wealthy company!
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