Microsoft puts final 5 buildings of $5B Redmond expansion on hold

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The last five buildings included in Microsoft’s $5 billion Redmond campus expansion have been put on hold until further notice.

Microsoft President Brad Smith stated Monday that the company has no short-term plans to construct the buildings, informally known as Sammamish Village, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.

“I don’t think we have any imminent plans to add to that or other areas,” Smith said. “I do think we’ll have to digest this new change, so to speak, and we’ll get a better sense in the next several months.”

Sammamish Village area has been paved over with cement, fenced off

The expansion project has been in progress for nearly a decade now, and is the largest private construction project in the Puget Sound region.

Microsoft split the 17-building project into four sections, with each village’s name drawing inspiration from the state, including Whatcom, Chelan, Sammamish, and Washington. Five of…