Just weeks after unveiling its new offices and a nonprofit center, the tech giant is preparing to move more workers into Sail Tower off West Second Street.
The company confirmed that it is renovating about 69,000 square feet of additional floor space for employees, who began moving into the new office spaces in 2025.
Google’s thousands of Austin employees, the company’s largest Texas workforce, occupy two downtown towers across the street from each other: Sail Tower and 500 W. Second St., which displays the company’s iconic “G” logo.
The company previously said it was reviewing its office spaces and hybrid policy following the pandemic before ultimately moving into the building as the tower’s first tenant. The 804,000-square-foot building changed hands late 2024 when Atlanta-based Cousins Properties acquired it for $521.8 million, the largest office property sale in Austin that year. At the time, brokers said the deal showed faith in Austin’s long-term office market.
Earlier this month, Google officially opened its new Sail Tower offices and a nonprofit community hub for local organizations to reserve and receive Google-sponsored training.
Google has continued to invest in Central Texas, opening its first Texas storefront in North Austin at Domain Northside last year. Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., has several companies in the area, most notably Waymo, which operates its self-driving robotaxis across the city.