Texas + Office | December 11, 2020

Whole Foods Launches Annex to Austin Headquarters

Whole Foods, a homegrown Austin company now owned by Amazon, has started construction on an addition to its headquarters, the Austin American-Statesman reported. A state filing describes the new building, called Shoal Creek Walk 2, as a $38-million project, with nearly 144,000 square feet of space.

The site is directly behind Whole Foods’ existing flagship store and headquarters on North Lamar Boulevard. It’s also adjacent to the 15-story Shoal Creek Walk office building.

Local office brokers told the Statesman that a building the size of Shoal Creek Walk 2 could accommodate up to 600 employees. Whole Foods is expected to occupy all of the building.

In an emailed statement, Whole Foods said the new building, on the drawing board for years, “is an exciting addition for Whole Foods Market and Austin.” A late-2021 delivery is projected.

Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group is developing the project for Whole Foods.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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