Relocation
In May 2009, DaVita announced it would move its corporate headquarters from El Segundo, California, to Denver. A temporary headquarters that houses more than 300 DaVita employees was leased at 1551 Wewatta Street in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo, Denver) district. In July 2010, DaVita announced it would be building its permanent headquarters adjacent to the Denver Millennium Bridge in LoDo. The new 270,000-square-foot building is slated to hold 900 employees and be completed in 2012. To accommodate growth while awaiting its new headquarters, DaVita leased a second temporary workspace on 16th Street and Market Street in June 2011.
DaVita chose to relocate to Denver for a variety of reasons including the city’s central location, diverse talent pool, accessibility to mass transit, affordable cost of living, welcoming community and outstanding quality of life. DaVita chairman and CEO Kent Thiry has said that “DaVita was looking for two equally important things in its new home. Number one, that we find an environment that was good for the company to pursue its business. Number two, that we find an environment where our people could live great lives.”
Since relocating to Denver, DaVita has created approximately 300 jobs with benefits. DaVita currently employs approximately 1,000 employees in Colorado, more than 700 of whom work in the Metro Denver area.
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