Apple's 3-million-square-foot Austin campus is slated to be completed in 2022.
AUSTIN, TX—Apple has begun construction on its new Austin campus, on a site close to where it says the 2019 Mac Pro has already entered production. The tech firm expects to open the plant in 2022.
The new campus is a $1 billion 3-million-square-foot site that is to house an initial 5,000 employees, later growing to 15,000. Apple already employs around 7,000 people in Austin, and says that this is an expansion of more than 50% in the last five years.
"With the construction of our new campus in Austin now underway, Apple is deepening our close bond with the city, and the talented and diverse workforce that calls it home," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Responsible for 2.4 million American jobs and counting, Apple is eager to write our next chapter here and to keep contributing to America's innovation story."
Apple's plans for the new campus include working with local firm Bartlett Tree Experts to both preserve and increase the number and range of trees on its site. The campus will feature thousands of trees, plus a publicly accessible 50-acre nature and wildlife area. It will all be powered by 100% renewable energy.
The work in Texas is part of Apple's plan to increase US investment, and the company says it is on track to contribute $350 billion to the economy between 2018 and 2023. The Advanced Manufacturing Fund has already contributed to the state with a $390 award to Finisar, a laser research firm in Sherman that makes components for the Face ID system.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
