Google has agreed to rent new offices extending over 15,000 square metres at Müllerstrasse in the Kreis 4 district, close to Zurich’s train station, Swiss Prime Site announcedExternal link on Tuesday.
The internet giant already occupies four other offices in Zurich, including the former Hürlimann brewery and a site on Europaallee, both not far away.
“The central location of the property and the proximity to our other locations in the city of Zurich were the decisive arguments for us and our employees,” said Lucas Stolwijk, EMEA Regional Workplace Services Manager at Google Switzerland.
He said Google is “looking forward to further investments” in the Zurich area and “further strengthening our cooperation with local partners in the local innovation ecosystem”. Google will move into the renovated offices in 2023.
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On Tuesday, Google inaugurated new offices – around 50,000 square metres in the historic 1930s Sihlpost building – close to Zurich’s main station. The new premises and existing office space in another district will together be able to house up to 5,000 staff. Google established a European research and development centre in Switzerland’s largest city…
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