Google Signs 362K Deal at Boston Properties’ 325 Main St.
Google has signed a 15-year 362,000-square-foot lease at the ground-up redevelopment of Boston Properties’ 325 Main St. office building in Kendall Square.
CAMBRIDGE, MA—While Amazon may have dominated the headlines yesterday for its decision in New York City, Google continues to expand its footprint in major markets across the United States.
Google has signed a 15-year 362,000-square-foot lease at the ground-up redevelopment of Boston Properties’ 325 Main St. office building in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA. The deal expands Google’s total leased space with Boston Properties in Cambridge to more than 800,000 square feet.
The new, 16-story building at 325 Main St. will total approximately 400,000 rentable square feet (including a retail component) and will replace the existing, four-story, approximately 115,000 square foot building currently on site. Construction is expected to commence later this year and be completed in 2022, Boston Properties states.
As part of the redevelopment, Boston Properties will provide public realm enhancements that will include increased visibility and access to the Kendall Square Roof Garden, improved pedestrian experience along Main Street and on the adjacent Kendall Plaza, and increased programming at the Roof Garden and on the Plaza.
“Google opened its first office in Cambridge back in 2003 and fifteen years later, we’ve grown to over 1,500 employees, working on major projects like Search, Android, Cloud, YouTube, Google Play, Research, Ads and more,” says Google Cambridge site lead Brian Cusack. “This new space will provide room for future growth and further cements our commitment to the Cambridge community. We’re proud to call this city home and will continue to support its vibrant nonprofit and growing business community.”
“We’re thrilled that Google continues to grow within our Kendall Center properties,” says Bryan Koop, EVP, Boston region for Boston Properties. “Their presence adds to the dynamic innovative spirit of the Kendall Square ecosystem and we look forward to building Google’s newest home.”
Google, after investing $9 billion in property investments last year, announced yesterday the company plans to make $13 billion in investments in data centers and offices across the US, with major expansions in 14 states in 2019.
In January, the company announced a 584,000-square-foot lease in West Los Angeles and in December 2018 reported it would invest $1 billion to develop a 1.7 million square-foot campus in the West Village of New York City called Google Hudson Square.