The Cupertino City Council gave its final vote Tuesday night in favor of Apple's new Campus 2 project dubbed as "Spaceship," which is likely to complete in 2016.
The Spaceship is ready to land. Apple has received a final nod Tuesday night to go ahead with its much awaited project of building new headquarters in Cupertino, California. The new Campus 2 project nicknamed the "Spaceship" received the Cupertino City Council's final approval with a clear winning 4-0 vote and one abstention.
Apple will start by demolishing the former 171-acre Hewlett-Packard campus and start building its 2.8-million-sqaure-foot ring-shaped "spaceship" campus. The vast Apple campus will be surrounded by 100 acres of green space, which will house 300 different species of trees, orchards and a central garden with outdoor dining areas. To add more to its environmental friendly campus, the main building is covered with a dark-colored roof top with solar panels and will generate 70 percent of its energy from solar and fuel cells.
Cupertino Mayor Orrin Mahoney expressed his excitement with the undisputed vote in favor of Apple's new campus project, according to MacRumors.
"We're eager to see it happen. Go for it," Mahoney said.
Apple had gained its initial approval from the City Council in October, but the project was on hold until a final vote was called out. By gaining the final approval of the council, Apple is hoping to complete its project in 2016. The "Spaceship" project was the brainchild of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
The four-storey ring-shaped head quarters will host 14,000 workers, which is five times more than its current HQ's capacity. According to an earlier report, the estimated cost of the project is around $5 billion. The facility will accommodate nearly 2,400 vehicles in its vast underground parking, in addition to a 100,000 square feet fitness center and a 120,000 square feet auditorium.
