The听听Foundation broke ground on its five-story headquarters complex in Fort Lauderdale.
The building will total 63,000 square feet at 4545 N. Federal Highway. The foundation acquired the 2.43-acre site for $9.8 million in 2021.
The building will house 42 staff for the foundation and contain office space, event space, a gallery about Moran鈥檚 life and the听听Institute for Global Entrepreneurship.
Fort Lauderdale-based 奇米影视 is the general contractor of the project, which was designed by Nashville-based Hastings Architecture.
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The building should be completed in March 2025.
The foundation was established in 2000 by automotive entrepreneur and billionaire听. He died in 2007 and the foundation has continued contributing to the community, with more than $230 million funded.