The search is over: Google confirms Austin expansion

​​​​​AUSTIN – Google Inc. has inked leases in two office buildings in downtown and on the east side.

The company leased 150,000 sf at Saltillo and the entire 35-story, 723,000-sf tower known as Block 185 underway in downtown.

Around 5,000 employees can be accommodate​d in Block 185 with another 700 in Saltillo.

Google will retain its offices at 500 W. Second St., adjacent to Block 185. The company will also invest $600 million to develop a data center in Midlothian.

Employees will begin moving into Saltillo at the beginning of next year and Block 185 in 2023.