The City of Culver City Welcomes Apple’s New Campus!
City of Culver City sent this bulletin at 01/18/2018 11:05 AM PST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2018
Contact:
Shelly Wolfberg, Asst. to the City Manager shelly.wolfberg@culvercity.org (310) 253-6000
The City of Culver City Welcomes Apple’s New
Campus!
Apple will be leasing a site at 8777 Washington Boulevard in
Culver City, which is slated to be in construction soon. Apple’s new space will be comprised of
128,000 square feet of retail and creative office space and will replace the
former Surfas site. “Culver City is looking forward to Apple growing its
operations in our community. The
creative economy has played an important role in Culver City, since the City’s
incorporation in 1917. Culver City motto is “The Heart of Screenland” and this
was relevant 100 years ago, when the first movie production studio opened here,
and continues today as the screen you view your creative content ranges from
the movie theatre to your iPhone,” said Culver City Mayor Jeffrey Cooper. It continues to have a significant positive
economic impact in the city a century later with data showing that
creative industries comprise over 14% of total employment across all industries
in the city in 2014, nearly double that of the Los Angeles region.
The City of Culver City has invested considerable resources
in the vicinity of Apple’s new building.
“This site is located at the corner of Washington and National, the
heart of the City’s Transit Oriented Development District (T.O.D.), which is
anchored by Culver City’s Metro Expo Line station,” added Mayor Cooper. “With the recent opening of The Platform and
the future Ivy Station, this area will no doubt be further transformed into a
vibrant, walkable destination in a few short years,” he said.
Culver City’s recent growth into a more mature city has
resulted in wonderful amenities in the community, securing the community’s
position as an important and exciting creative node within the region. Additionally, the City’s Transit Oriented
Development District planning efforts have resulted in a higher density
neighborhood around the Expo Line station that provides new high quality
housing, retail, and employment opportunities, while also improving regional
mobility and air quality through reduced local reliance on the automobile. In
the near future, the City will be taking the next steps toward implementing
improvements to address first and last mile mobility and local circulation
needs.
When Apple moves into this location, it will be an exciting
addition to this part of Culver City.
Culver City embraces the growth of new and successful companies, like
Apple, to enhance the City’s already robust Creative Economy.
About Culver City
Culver City is a five-square-mile, urban community of 39,000 residents
surrounded mostly by the City of Los Angeles but also shares a border with
unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. It is centrally located on the
Westside near Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles International
Airport. Culver City is particularly known for its well-run public school system, "small town" charm, growing high-tech and creative economies, and a dynamic downtown that is regionally known as a destination for restaurants, live theatre, and art galleries.