Google buys 6 Silicon Valley office buildings for US$585m

Seattle

GOOGLE Inc has bought six office buildings north-west of its Silicon Valley headquarters from Starwood Capital Group and Blackstone Group in a US$585 million deal, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

The properties are part of the Pacific Shores Center office park in Redwood City, California, about 18 km from Google's main office in Mountain View, said the people, who asked not to be named because the transaction is private.