New York is known for being a crowded city.
Yet the metropolis has still managed to offer up 62.5 million square feet of vacant space where Amazon could choose to build its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2.
New York City is one of 238 cities and regions to submit a bid for Amazon’s $5 billion campus. The company has said that it will select a North American city in early 2018, and expects to bring 50,000 jobs.
The city offered four sites, though Amazon would likely only choose one neighborhood or borough. The city faces a lot of competition, but it has a better shot than some others.
Check out the city’s proposal below.
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New York City is proposing four sites across three boroughs for Amazon’s HQ2: Midtown West and the Financial District in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, and Long Island City in Queens. Collectively, the proposed areas span 62.5 million square feet.
Source: The New York City Economic Development Corporation
In Midtown West, the city says there is over 26 million square feet of space — in a range of building types from office towers to “historic gems.”
One of America’s largest real estate developments in history, Hudson Yards, is under construction in this neighborhood.
There is over 13 million square feet of space available in Long Island City …
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Source: Tech Insdier