Amazon is leasing more space in Crystal City as it continues to grow its second headquarters in Arlington.
According to a recent article by Patch.com, Amazon has leased more than 47,000 square feet of space at National Landing -- an area that encompasses Crystal City as well as parts of Pentagon City and Potomac Yard in Alexandria -- from developer JBG Smith Properties, which owns most of the buildings in the area.
Streetside in Crystal City
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said that they signed a lease for space at 2345 Crystal Drive and will move in in the next few months. This now brings the total amount of space leased by Amazon in Arlington to 584,512 square feet.
In a statement, JBG Smith CEO, Matt Kelly, said that the additional investment of Amazon in National Landing reflects their commitment and the warm welcome they received through the public-private partnership with Arlington County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He further said that the decision by Amazon has validated their repositioning of the retail main street in the submarket thus creating an environment with strong appeal to a wide variety of commercial and residential tenants.
Amazon announced late last year that Crystal City had won a nationwide bid to be the location of its second headquarters. The e-commerce giant had also chosen a site in New York but eventually abandoned it after heavy local opposition. It has claimed that this headquarter in Crystal City will bring 25,000 jobs to the Arlington.
JBG SMITH expects to start construction on 1900 Crystal Drive next year, currently in design for two residential towers with shops and green spaces at the base. The retail components of these two projects are expected to provide almost 150,000 square feet of street-level retail featuring an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, specialty grocer, restaurants, bars, and other experiential offerings.
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