PHOTO: The purchase adds to a mammoth real estate expansion the company is in undertaking in both California and New York City. — Reuters
The Googleplex is getting bigger.
Alphabet Inc’s Google has closed a US$1bil (RM4.19bil) deal for a 51.8-acre business park next to its Mountain View, California, headquarters. The purchase adds to a mammoth real estate expansion the company is in undertaking in both California and New York City.
A Google spokeswoman confirmed the acquisition, but declined to comment further. The business park covers a larger area than the company’s existing headquarters, according to the Mercury News, which reported the deal earlier. It’s the largest real estate purchase this year in Silicon Valley, where competition for offices among tech firms is fierce.
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