Apple has pushed ahead on its 530,000-square-foot office campus to straddle Culver City and Los Angeles.
The Cupertino-based tech giant was approved by the Los Angeles City Council on a needed zone change for the 4.5-acre complex between National, Washington and Venice boulevards, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.
The campus, dubbed Culver Crossings, would include two four- and five-story buildings across the street from Culver City Station.
The development would double Apple’s footprint in Culver City, where its streaming service is based. It would also replace an entire block of office and industrial buildings Apple bought in late 2020 for $162 million.
The U-shaped office campus, designed by San Francisco-based Gensler, would include two copper-colored buildings with floor-to-ceiling glass divided by wrap-around balconies and topped by broad eaves. A three-level underground garage would serve 1,200 cars.
The site, expected to host up to 2,400 employees, would include production studios for small-format multimedia content, plus a cafeteria and coffee stations.
Plans call for 58,000 square feet of open space, including a 51,600-square-foot courtyard and a 7,120-square-foot public plaza facing Washington Boulevard.
Pending approvals by both Culver City and Los Angeles, Apple could break ground this year on the 167,000-square-foot building in Culver City, with completion slated for late next year.
Apple could break ground on the second, 369,000-square-foot building in Los Angeles this fall, and complete it in late 2025. The entire complex is expected to open in 2026.
Apple now occupies 500,000 square feet in and around Culver City, including a 128,000-square-foot building that it leases just south of the new campus site.
The company is estimated to employ more than 1,500 people in Los Angeles through Apple TV+, Apple Music and other ventures. Apple previously announced it aims to grow the Culver City office to more than 3,000 employees by 2026.
— Dana Bartholomew
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