Fortnite developer Epic Games is moving its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, across the city to a major shopping mall, the company announced. He plans to transform the 87-acre Cary Towne Center into its new home base by 2024.
After the development is complete, Epic says the site will include recreational and office space, “adapted from the ground up to meet long-term growth.”
The company says it plans to start developing the new headquarters this year. Epic bought the property from Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties, which bought it in January 2019 as part of an emergency sale after the mall lost three of its anchor tenants, according to the Triangle Business Magazine. Turnbridge and Denali have planned to turn the site into a mixed-use development called Carolina Yards.
Epic’s plans to develop the property include the demolition of some of the existing structures on the site, a spokesman said in an email. The edge, but the company did not offer any further details. says plans are still in the early stages. Until the new headquarters are ready, Epic will continue to operate its current offices at Crossroads Boulevard in Cary, about three miles away.
Epic raised $ 1.78 billion in a round of funding last summer and has a valuation of approximately $ 17.3 billion. And even though the company is still embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with Apple over fees in the App Store, Epic’s Fortnite remained hugely popular in 2020, with more than 350 million registered players as of May.