Amazon HQ2
Amazon's search for the location of its second headquarters, known as HQ2, has launched cities into a competition to woo the corporation with incentives—in hopes that their bids for HQ2 will spur economic development. Here, our news and analysis from around the country covers the competition, its finalists, dates and announcements, and everything else surrounding the "urbanist Super Bowl."
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South Arlington’s diverse residents worry about Amazon HQ2-induced displacement
"I think it’s a great opportunity for Arlington, but the prices are already very high"
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At first City Council hearing over Amazon HQ2, venting but few answers
The hearing did little to shed light on what, if anything, will change in Amazon’s deal with New York
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I ‘Amazon’ New York? City sells out iconic logo to woo Bezos
The famous "I ❤️ NY" logo was transformed as part of the city’s bid for HQ2.
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How did NYC woo Amazon to Long Island City?
The city has made public its bid for Amazon’s HQ2
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D.C.’s Long Bridge redevelopment will likely include cyclist and pedestrian access
The plans for the 1904 rail bridge to Virginia take a new turn.
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A walk around Anable Basin, Amazon’s future home in Queens
The tech giant’s incoming HQ2 will erase the unique industrial landscape around Anable Basin
Will Amazon be good for Nashville?
There’s a feeling around town that an incoming Amazon operations hub in Nashville marks a sea-change.
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To attract HQ2, D.C. pitched Amazon a taxpayer-funded ‘ambassador,’ one-day permit approvals
The incentives may have totaled more than $1 billion in value, Mayor Bowser’s administration told the company
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Cuomo, deputy mayor go on the offensive over HQ2 backlash
State and city officials who brokered the HQ2-in-Long Island City deal are responding to the backlash
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How Amazon can milk even more tax breaks out of HQ2
With its Long Island City site designated an opportunity zone, Amazon could reap future windfalls
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Open thread: How do you feel about Amazon’s move to NYC?
HQ2 is coming to Long Island City—how do you think it will affect you?
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What’d you think of Amazon skipping Boston in its HQ2 decision?
The big news of the week was that the e-commerce Goliath officially passed over Boston—and several other would-be locations—in choosing the sites of its second headquarters. Thus ended one of 2018’s more grotesque parlor games.
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Opponents of Amazon’s ‘unconscionable’ HQ2 deal rally in Queens
"This is the ultimate case of ‘three men in a room’"
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‘National Landing’: Yes or no?
Amazon, officials, and developers are using the name to refer to the area around Northern Virginia’s HQ2 site
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What does Amazon’s HQ2 mean for Long Island City real estate?
Amazon’s presence will likely impact home in rent prices not just in Long Island City, but in those surrounding it and even further out
Amazon HQ2 subsidies are deeply unpopular, but far from uncommon
The billions in incentive doled out by New York and Arlington exemplify a broken system.
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Amazon selects Virginia’s Crystal City as site of new corporate hub: what to know
The decision follows a months-long process, but questions about its ultimate impact remain
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Amazon HQ2 won’t help New York’s massive inequality problem
The corporation is set to receive more than $2 billion in public subsidies while its neighbors rely on food stamps
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It’s official: Long Island City will get Amazon’s HQ2
The company will split what has become known as HQ2 between Queens and northern Virginia
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Amazon passes up LA for second headquarters
Los Angeles was one of 20 finalists for the huge office complex.
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Is Long Island City ready for Amazon’s HQ2?
Amazon is set to announce it will bring its HQ2 to two cities, including Queens—but what would this mean for Long Island City?
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Kenney responds after Philly loses Amazon HQ2 bid
"It put Philadelphia in the national (and international) spotlight"
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Long Island City real estate interest spikes after Amazon HQ2 announcement
There’s been a massive uptick in online searches and visits to brokers offices since the initial announcement last week
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Amazon’s second headquarters is not coming to Boston and that’s okay
The e-commerce giant instead plans to split its HQ between Queens and Northern Virginia. Good luck to them.
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Five facts about Crystal City, where Amazon is putting part of HQ2
The urban enclave checks off a lot of boxes for the company
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Queens officials come out against Amazon’s HQ2 in Long Island City
Some elected officials plan to hold a rally in opposition to Amazon on Wednesday
Amazon HQ2 winners: New York City and Arlington, Virginia
The New York Times reports that Amazon will split its HQ2 between two cities, likely Long Island City and the D.C. suburb
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Amazon HQ2 may bypass City Council to settle in Long Island City
Gov. Andrew Cuomo may opt for a general project plan to avoid the city’s traditional review process.
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Amazon’s Long Island City HQ2 could be part of Anable Basin megaproject
Plaxall Realty is looking to rezone a 15-acre waterfront site in Long Island City, and Amazon could set up shop there
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Does Amazon’s decision to split its second HQ between two cities help Boston?
The e-commerce hegemon has made the decision in part to ease concerns over the impact that 50,000 employees could have on a single city’s housing and transit.
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Amazon narrows list of HQ2 contenders—and Philly might not make the cut
Northern Virginia, New York, and Dallas are the top cities
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Amazon HQ in Boston? Increasingly unlikely, but the city could get some spillover
A new report says New York City, Dallas, and Northern Virginia are the favorites to host the headquarters. But the same report says Amazon could site new offices in runner-up cities.
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How Amazon HQ2 would squeeze the D.C. region’s already tight housing market
The area is widely seen as a frontrunner in the competition over the planned headquarters
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As Amazon HQ2 decision nears, here’s how Boston stacks up vs. other finalists
The e-commerce hegemon is expected to pick a location for its second headquarters before the end of 2018. Boston wins or loses however which way it goes.
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An Amazon HQ in the Boston area would put a hurt on homebuyers: Report
Prices would likely go up as more people compete for an inventory of housing that remains fairly lacking despite a massive development boom.
Amazon HQ2: Why some cities feel like winners, despite losing
The bid process to sell Jeff Bezos on a second hometown have helped cities change their economic development strategy.
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Mayor, council, strike compromise on affordable housing proposal
The construction tax bill has been replaced with a plan to bring $70 million in for affordable housing.
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The construction tax bill, explained
The mayor has suggested an alternative to the bill, but has not vetoed it.