Manulife (King Centre) redevelopment project

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How many employees does Google have in KW now, and what might they be forecasting?

My understanding is their planning target is now 5000 in KW. The Breithaupt 3 building will give them capacity for 3000. The CTV article linked above refers to 5000, but that was for all of Canada, split 1k/1k/3k Montreal/Toronto/Kitchener.

My understanding is that even Breithaupt 3 isn't adequate to meet Google's currently planned requirements. A fourth building is actively in the works, of similar or larger scale than Breithaupt 3. I expect Google will have the Manulife space for a while, it'll be years before the fourth building is ready.

I thought fourth was only going to be four floors?

Perimeter is building a small 4 floor building, which may end up being building 4 (no tenant announced), but there's definitely a plan for another major building whatever its number is. Spear Street's purchase of the plaza at Victoria/Duke is rumoured to be for Google.

I thought fourth was only going to be four floors?

A fourth building? Unlikely. They already have so many employees that they are rotating the use of office space because there isn't enough room. They're growing very fast since they are able to prey on kids fresh out of undergraduate studies.

I would hardly describe Google as "preying" on new grads. They're a highly desirable destination because the pay, perks, and work/life balance are all fantastic. I have at least a dozen friends that work for them, not all in KW, and reviews of them as an employer are quite positive.

All this of course for engineering roles, I can't speak to the rest of the company. But Google KW is over 90% engineers last I heard.