Google Breaks Ground In Midtown For New Offices

ATLANTA, GA — Google broke ground in Midtown Atlanta Monday for a new office building, according to a release from the company. The project is a part of Google's $13 billion project in building offices and data centers across the United States.

Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and other community leaders were there. "Georgia’s diverse workforce, high quality of life and friendly business environment are all benefits Google recognized and took advantage of," Duncan said, according to the release.

The office, at 1105 West Peachtree, is being built by Selig Enterprises, and Google will use five floors of the building, the release says. It's expected to open in 2022.

"We see Atlanta as a place full of potential, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, and a place that continues to attract talented people as well as fast-growing companies that are making an impact," said Hetal Joshi Gordon and Matthew Pritchard, Google's Atlanta site leads.

Google is asking Georgians running nonprofits to use their Impact Challenge, which seeks to give cash to nonprofits focused on creating economic opportunity across the state.

Google will work with a panel of local judges to select funding awardees. Other funding awardees will be chosen by Georgians, who will be given the opportunity to vote for their favorite nonprofits.

Apply to the Google.org Impact Challenge here.

"We are proud companies like Google have made a strong footprint here and look forward to their continued growth in our state," Duncan said.

Google first came to Atlanta in 2001, the release says, when they established a small sales hub. They moved to their current location in 2006.