{"id":10143,"date":"2017-09-27T01:48:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T01:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/?p=10143"},"modified":"2018-08-07T21:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T21:53:26","slug":"buildzoom-picks-september-construction-projects-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/buildzoom-picks-september-construction-projects-22","title":{"rendered":"BuildZoom Picks: September Construction Projects (2\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every few weeks, we sort\u00a0through several hundred thousand building permits and round up a handful of the most interesting construction projects happening across the nation. For this week’s BuildZoom Picks,\u00a0we highlight renovations and new buildings under construction for the corporate offices of five\u00a0Fortune 500 companies.<\/p>\n

1) Amazon\u00a0Biosphere<\/h3>\n
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The iconic biospheres at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters have been a topic of excitement and media buzz since the design for the 100 feet-high botanical garden\u00a0were approved back in 2013<\/a>. \u00a0Though the world eagerly waits its completion, recent building permits suggest\u00a0that construction isn’t quite finished\u00a0yet. A building permit<\/a> issued\u00a0September 3 with a value of $558K details tenant improvements to the ground level sphere (R2)\u00a0for a bar, and another issued September 9th<\/a>\u00a0details improvements to the ground level sphere (R1) for exhibits and event space.<\/p>\n

2) Microsoft R&D Center Renovation<\/h3>\n
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Microsoft’s New England R&D Center on the MIT campus in Cambridge is about to get a makeover. \u00a0The research lab supports interdisciplinary academic research, machine learning, and AI development in addition to other high-tech research and development projects. \u00a0According to a $3.7 million building permit issued on September 5th, the\u00a0interior office will be undergoing renovations.<\/p>\n

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3) McDonald’s Chicago Headquarters<\/h3>\n
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McDonald’s is moving its headquarters\u00a0from Oak Brook<\/a>\u00a0to Chicago, on a site that was formerly\u00a0Oprah’s Harpo Studio campus in the\u00a0Fulton Market district. McDonald’s will be leasing 80% of the building, and the most recent permits show an installation of over $1 million in just security systems. \u00a0Earlier permits show a foundation permit for $10 million, a superstructure permit for $42 million, the new building construction for $95 million, and an elevator permit for $3.77 million, bringing the total project cost to over $151 million.<\/p>\n

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4) Caterpillar’s Regional HQ in Tucson\u00a0Begins Foundation Work<\/h3>\n
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Image Courtesy of Arizona Daily Star<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caterpillar, a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, will be moving its Surface, Mining & Technology Division to Tucson and will bring more than 600 executive jobs<\/a> during the next five years. The 150,000 square-foot building will have a masonry base and copper or copper-inspired panels on top. \u00a0A $3.2 million building permit was filed on September 5th\u00a0to begin foundation work on the project.<\/p>\n

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5) Porsche HQ in Atlanta\u00a0to Install Six Ultra-Fast EV Chargers<\/h3>\n
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Image Courtesy of Elektrek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle, the Mission E, is scheduled to go on sale at the end of 2019, challenging\u00a0Tesla’s dominance in the luxury EV market. In parallel with its preparation for the car\u00a0launch, the German company\u00a0installed its first two 350 kW EV charging stations in\u00a0its Berlin headquarters\u00a0this summer. \u00a0According to a building permit filed on August 23,\u00a0Porsche’s US headquarters in Atlanta will also be installing six ultra-fast chargers, for a price tag of nearly $100 K.<\/p>\n

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Every few weeks, we sort\u00a0through several hundred thousand building permits and round up a handful of the most interesting construction projects happening across the nation. For this week’s BuildZoom Picks,\u00a0we highlight renovations and new buildings under construction for the corporate offices of five\u00a0Fortune 500 companies. 1) Amazon\u00a0Biosphere The iconic biospheres at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3009,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[370,467,464,466,463,462,465],"class_list":["post-10143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-projects","tag-amazon","tag-biosphere","tag-caterpillar","tag-headquarters","tag-mcdonalds","tag-microsoft","tag-porsche","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}