Amazon is planning to build 2.1 million square feet of new office space in Pentagon City as part of the first phase of construction for its permanent 鈥淗Q2鈥� in Arlington.
The retail and tech giant announced its plans in a .
We are looking to build an urban campus that will allow our employees to think creatively, to be a part of the surrounding community, and to remain connected to the region鈥檚 unique culture and environment. As with our Seattle headquarters, we plan to invest in developing a new headquarters in Arlington that will grow alongside its neighbors, supporting local businesses, building new public spaces for all to enjoy, and integrating sustainable design features throughout our campus.
Amazon says it filed its initial development plans聽with the county this week.
The plans call for a first phase of development that will replace vacant warehouses on the Metropolitan Park site along S. Eads Street, while a second site 鈥� the vacant site along Eads closer to the Pentagon 鈥� will presumably await a second phase.
Included in the plans for the first phase:
- 2.1 million square feet of office space in two LEED Gold-certified, 22-story towers
- 50,000 square feet of retail space 鈥渇or shops, restaurants, and a daycare center for area residents and Amazonians鈥�
- 1.1 acres of public open space for use as 鈥渁 dog park, recreation areas, farmers markets, and more鈥�
- On-site bike facilities, a new cycle path along S. Eads Street, and storage space for 600 bikes
- A 鈥渂elow-grade parking structure with 1,968 parking spaces,鈥� per the , though Amazon says it will encourage transit use
鈥淭hese buildings are the first step to creating an urban campus where our future 25,000 employees and the local community can live, work and play,鈥� the blog post says.
The buildings will likely take several years to build, requiring a public process and County Board approval prior to construction. In the meantime, Amazon is in Crystal City as it starts to for HQ2.
More from Amazon鈥檚 blog post:
We plan to invest more than $2.5 billion dollars in building our campus over the next decade, driving the creation of thousands of indirect jobs in construction, building services, hospitality and other services industries across the region. In Seattle, where we have invested more than $4 billion in our campus and hired an average of 5,000 people every year since 2010, we estimate that Amazon鈥檚 investments have created an additional 53,000 jobs on top of our direct hires.
We are grateful to our new neighbors, and all the elected officials, civic leaders, local businesses, nonprofits and associations who have talked with us about our plans, asked questions, and shared their views. We will continue to listen to their feedback during this process and learn from them as we continue to grow our teams in Virginia.
