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The state of California has opened its huge new Sacramento office complex. Take our tour
By Hector Amezcua, Lezlie Sterling,
18 days ago
Inside Look is a Sacramento Bee series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local landmarks and news stories.
The state of California opened its largest office complex on Wednesday, a $1.03 billion, 1.25 million-square-foot group of buildings on Richards Boulevard in Sacramento.
The May S. Lee State Office Complex will serve as a workplace for more than 5,000 state workers, including employees of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the state’s Civil Rights Department, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the Department of Real Estate and the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Built to a high level of sustainability, the complex features 90 EV charging stations and the largest all-electric kitchen in the country, according to California Department of General Services .
The complex is named after May S. Lee, the state’s longest serving worker, who died last year at age 102 . She worked for 79 years for the state of California.
An enclosed bridge connects buildings of the May S. Lee State Office Complex near the Richards Boulevard light rail station in Sacramento. The $1.03 billion, 1.25 million-square-foot project held its grand opening on Wednesday. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com Chris Lee, of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, tours his office area at the May S. Lee State Office Complex on April 24, its grand opening. Chris Lee is the nephew of the late May Lee. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com A lobby in the May S. Lee State Office Complex is decorated with the state bear. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com The public counters at the May S. Lee State Office Complex are seen during the grand opening. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com The electric woks in the kitchen of the May Lee State Office Complex, the largest all-electric kitchen in the country according to the DGS. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com The kitchen at the May S. Lee State Office Complex on the grand opening day. The appliances are all electric. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com The daycare center at the May Lee state office complex on April 24, 2024, day of its grand opening. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com Jessica Gregory, a custodian with the state Department of General Services, cleans a railing in the childcare center area of the May Lee State Office Complex during its grand opening Wednesday. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com A seal of the State of California at the May S. Lee State Office Complex on its opening day. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com The wellness center at the May S. Lee State Office Complex includes cardio and weight equipment free of charge to employees at the complex. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com Laurie Lee of Sacramento takes a picture of a plaque of her aunt at the May S. Lee State Office Complex during the grand opening Wednesday. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com Department of General Services analyst May Lee celebrates her 99th birthday at the ziggurat office building in West Sacramento in 2019, as she is honored he 76th year of working for the state of California. She died on May 26, 2023, after serving 80 years as state worker. Autumn Payne/Sacramento Bee file
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