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Next month, Arlington County, Virginia, will hold a public meeting about Amazon’s first phase of new development for HQ2.
The meeting will 鈥渒ick off the review process鈥� for Amazon鈥檚 first construction project on S. Eads Street, according to a . The following week, the county鈥檚 planning commission will hold a formal review of the development plans.
础尘补锄辞苍鈥檚听 aims to build two, 22-story towers along with retail space, public park space, and parking facilities for bikes and cars. Plans for the 6.2-acre site聽indicate the buildings will provide 2.1 million square feet of space for the tech and retail giant.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The county is asking people interested in attending to , but notes seating will not be limited.
Amazon would need the Arlington County Board to approve amendments to in 2016 for what is now the tech giant’s lot. The original plans called for 22-story residential towers.
鈥淟earn about the proposed development, planning background and how the review process will work,鈥� the notice for next week鈥檚 event reads. 鈥淐ounty staff and the applicant will be available to answer questions.鈥�
Amazon tapped Portland-based architecture firm to design the buildings, .
鈥淭hese buildings are the first step to creating an urban campus where our future 25,000 employees and the local community can live, work and play,鈥� Amazon wrote in announcing the development.
