Jones Lang LaSalle has recently completed a 43,500-square-foot LEED-CI Gold project at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge.
The Microsoft New England Research & Development Center is home to Microsoft Research New England, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs and other product teams from across Microsoft.
The project is comprised of an interior renovation, which included the removal of 3,400 square feet of floor slab of a mid-1980s high rise to create a two-story assembly space. The space includes a monumental stair connecting the 10th and 11th floors, kitchen and interior garden, according to a statement.
This project reduces waste, reuses and recycles materials, and uses recycled-content building products when possible to reduce demand for natural resources.
Jones Lang LaSalle’s project and development services team was headed by Vice President Tom O’Connor as the project executive. Scott Baranyi served as project manager, and Carld Auguste as associate project manager.
TROJung Brannen is the architect of record, and Turner Construction Co. is the general contractor.
"The facility optimizes space utilization and is on the cutting edge of sustainability," said O’Connor. "Our goal has been to utilize environmentally friendly building systems and sustainable design approaches to reduce the overall building operating cost and the impact on the environment, while improving the interior building environment for Microsoft."
With the recent completion of a 200-plus person multi-purpose conferencing center, Jones Lang LaSalle will have completed more than 120,000 square feet of interior projects at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center. Past projects include a 50,000-square-foot fitout for the Microsoft Application Virtualization software group, and a 14,000-square-foot fitout for Microsoft Research New England.
Jones Lang LaSalle also represented Microsoft in this 180,000-square-foot sublease.
