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Facebook to Open Office in West Midtown

Social networking website files permits for tenant finishes at The Brickworks Midtown West development.

California-based Facebook Inc., a social networking website, is opening an office in West Midtown.

The website with 500 million active users filed a permit with the city of Atlanta Wednesday for "office renovations" and "tenant finishes" at 1000 Marietta Street, suite 134.

The offices will be located at The Brickworks Midtown West development -- a 141,000-square-foot space for retail, entertainment, showroom, and commercial uses -- anchored by .

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The Midtown location won't be Facebook's first office in Atlanta.

The privately-held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and employs more than 2,000 in 15 countries, according to a company factsheet.

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Facebook offices in the U.S. include locations in Atlanta, Michigan, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York, Calififornia and Washington, DC.

The website's international offices are located in Dublin, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Selangor, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

Facebook was not immediately available for comment.

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