In 2009, a shopping mall called "The Commons" was completed on the campus, bringing 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m 2) of retail space as well as restaurants, a soccer field and a pub, to the West Campus. The campus expansion also included more prominent branding and additional recreation areas. The following month, Microsoft announced that it intended to expand its Redmond campus by 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m 2) at a cost of $1 billion and said that this would create space for between 7,000 and 15,000 new employees over the following three years. In January 2006, Microsoft announced the purchase of Safeco's Redmond campus after the company had begun consolidating its offices at the Safeco Tower in Seattle's University District a year earlier. The Redmond campus was plagued by hundreds of rabbits who spread around the area in the late 1990s. Microsoft also announced its intention to contain most of its future growth within Redmond, while retaining some offices in Downtown Bellevue and its Factoria district. The first major expansion of the campus came in 1992, bringing the total amount of office space to 1.7 million square feet (160,000 m 2) across 260 acres (110 ha) of land. A pond between the original buildings was nicknamed "Lake Bill" for Bill Gates and was used for post-project celebrations, namely managers being thrown in after a successful launch. The original buildings were given sequential numbers, with the exception of 7 due to a delay in permitting that became indefinite. The campus was originally leased to Microsoft from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a pension fund manager, until it was bought back in 1992. The site was once home to chicken farms in the 1920s that were ultimately demolished. The initial campus was situated on a 30-acre (12 ha) lot with six buildings and was able to accommodate 800 employees, growing to 1,400 by 1988. The move generated some concerns about increased traffic congestion on the unfinished State Route 520 freeway between Bellevue and Redmond a new freeway interchange at Northeast 40th Street would later be built in 2000 to service the campus, after lobbying and partial funding from Microsoft.
Construction began on August 9, and Microsoft moved into the $25 million facility on February 26, 1986, several weeks before the company's initial public offering. Microsoft chose to move its headquarters from Bellevue to nearby Redmond in January 1985, selecting a 29-acre (12 ha) plot of land that would be developed by Wright Runstad & Company. Building 92 on the campus contains a visitor center (with interactive exhibits) and store that are open to the public. Īdditional offices in the Eastside suburbs of Seattle are located in Bellevue and Issaquah. The headquarters has undergone multiple expansions since its establishment and is presently estimated to encompass over 8 million square feet (740,000 m 2) of office space and have over 50,000 employees. Microsoft initially moved onto the grounds of the campus on February 26, 1986, shortly before going public on March 13. The Microsoft campus is the corporate headquarters of Microsoft, located in Redmond, Washington, United States, a part of the Seattle metropolitan area. There is no extra cost for Amazon Prime membersįor the 2021 holiday season, returnable items purchased between November 1st and December 31st can be returned until January 31st, 2022 All other product categories cost £4.99 per delivery. Media consists of books, music, DVD, video games and software.
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