Instant Alert: One walk through Seattle's 'Amazonia' neighborhood made me very uneasy for whatever city gets HQ2

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   One walk through Seattle's 'Amazonia' neighborhood made me very uneasy for whatever city gets HQ2 by Harrison Jacobs on Jan 4, 2018, 4:19 PM Advertisement The race for cities to win Amazon's $5 billion second headquarters, and the 50,000 high-paying jobs it comes with, is on. The global e-commerce giant received 238 bids for the new campus, dubbed HQ2. For those wondering what their city might look like if it is picked, Amazon's current home in Seattle is a cautionary tale. Locals point to snarled traffic, soaring housing prices, never-ending construction, and accelerated gentrification. I recently spent a day in the Seattle neighborhood locals call "Amazonia," to see if the Amageddon is as bad as everyone thinks. In the '90s, South Lake Union was a mess of parking lots, warehouses, and industrial buildings. Amazon has transformed the neighborhood and its surrounding areas — Belltown and Denny Triangle. Each of those pins on the map is an Amazon office. Amazon's offices are spread across more than 33 buildings throughout the area. Some say the number is closer to 40. The company leases 100,000 square feet of office space in this building, nicknamed Otter. Source: SF Gate   It's hard to overstate how thoroughly Amazon dominates downtown. The company is up to occupying 13.6 million square feet of office space in Seattle, according to some reports. Day 1 Tower, opened in 2016, is one of two towers that form the heart of Amazon's campus. Source: GeekWire, SF Gate , CNBC See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011