In a matter of weeks, construction crews will begin to tear down a block of 1950s-era warehouses in Arlington’s Pentagon City neighborhood to make way for two shiny, high-rise office towers that will house thousands of Amazon employees.
ZGF Architects A rendering of the first phase of Amazon HQ2 development, seen from 15th and Eads streets. Amazon has already moved more than 400 employees into leased office space in nearby Crystal City, but it plans to break ground on the first phase of new development at its second headquarters this month, Bisnow has learned.
The tech giant received Arlington County Board approval Dec. 14 to build two 22-story office towers on the Metropolitan Park site in Pentagon City, part of the newly branded National Landing neighborhood. The development team applied for building permits Dec. 26 to construct the office buildings, according to Arlington County permit records.
The application has yet to be approved, but the county website said it typically takes about 15 business days to review new commercial construction permits.
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