14 DAY TRIAL // Apple's senior director of real estate and development, Dan Whisenhunt has sent out an informal letter to residents of the City of Cupertino offering an update on the company’s progress involving the construction of the company’s massive “spaceship” Campus 2.
“Dear Neighbor,” the letter begins, “I wanted to update you on construction activities for Apple Campus 2. We are now wrapping up demolition of the old buildings on site as well as public utility relocation and roadway construction along Tantau Avenue and Homestead Road.”
Whisenhunt reveals that the construction crew happened to stumble upon some “unforeseen underground conditions” which caused a utility relocation process to be delayed, “however we expect this work to be completed in the next few weeks,” the director notes.
Whisenhunt proceeds to outline some of the inconveniences Cupertino residents might experience as part of the preparations made to lay the groundwork for the massive project.
“I also wanted to let you know that, as Homestead and Tantau are reopened, Pruneridge Avenue will then be closed. We currently anticipate the Pruneridge closure by mid April, but it may be as early as April 4th if the weather holds. Please continue to monitor construction signage in the area for the specific day Homestead and Tantau will re-open Pruneridge and will close.”
“We expect additional work on portions of Tantau and Homestead in April and will continue public utility work on Wolf eRoad through the spring and early summer of this year. Once the utility work in the public streets is complete we expect less construction disruption as the vast majority of work will be directly on the project site,” he writes.
Apple estimates that the construction crew led by Foster+Partners will commence earthwork on site next month. The company expects to move in more than 12,000 employees in late 2016. The occupancy date is not set in stone, as various climatic factors can delay the construction of the campus.
To learn more about what’s happening around the Apple Campus 2 construction site, Cupertino residents are told to access a newly-set-up web page at the official Cupertino.org site.
According to Apple’s senior director of real estate and development, “The webpage provides information on vehicular, bike and pedestrian routes lane closure, construction timelines for various activities and other information.”
The Mac maker, in collaboration with the City of Cupertino will maintain and update the site on a weekly basis. Residents will get updates every Friday “so you can visit the website to learn about upcoming construction work,” Whisenhunt said.
“As always please feel free to contact us if you should have questions or concerns,” Whisenhunt concludes.