{"id":18073,"date":"2019-04-29T23:08:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/construction-is-well-under-way-for-blue-origin-space-ventures-expanded-hq\/"},"modified":"2019-04-29T23:08:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:08:20","slug":"construction-is-well-under-way-for-blue-origin-space-ventures-expanded-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/construction-is-well-under-way-for-blue-origin-space-ventures-expanded-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction is well under way for Blue Origin space venture\u2019s expanded HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The peaked roof that covers Blue Origin\u2019s construction site looms between a traffic sign and a tree in Kent, Wash. (GeekWire Photo \/ Alan Boyle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KENT, Wash. \u2014 Construction workers have raised the roof on a new headquarters and research-and-development facility for Blue Origin, the private space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

For now, the roof protects a bare patch of concrete laid out on a 31-acre plot here in Kent, about 16 miles south of Seattle. But don\u2019t be fooled by the spartan setting: Even on a Saturday, workers wearing hardhats were making progress on what\u2019s expected eventually to become a 236,000-square-foot warehouse-style building and more than 100,000 square feet of office space.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin purchased the site, on the opposite side of the street from the company\u2019s existing 26-acre production facility and headquarters, from a longtime farming family in 2017 for $14.1 million. The company has also been using a 120,000-square-foot warehouse just up the street.<\/p>\n

Bezos\u2019 company dropped a hint or two about the construction site\u2019s future role earlier this month in a tweet:<\/p>\n