Amazon selected Arlington, Virginia as the location for its second headquarters in 2018. Amazon HQ2 is an investment of more than $2.5 billion and will result in 25,000 new Amazon jobs.

July 30, 2025 - Amazon HQ2 is Amazon's corporate headquarters in National Landing in Pentagon City, Virginia (part of Arlington County) in the Washington, D.C. area, and an expansion of the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Phase I, which has capacity for 14,000 employees, opened in June 2023.

Encompassing 2.1 million square feet, Metropolitan Park, the first phase of Amazon’s heralded HQ2, is located in Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from the heart of downtown D.C. Spanning two towers, each rising 22 stories, Amazon HQ2’s ...

November 13, 2018 - ... After running a year-long competition that drew interest from hundreds of cities and a number of states, Amazon has chosen New York City and Northern Virginia to split duty as its second headquarters.

AMAZON HQ2, Penplace is the second phase of Amazon’s new headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. the design includes 2.8 million square feet of new office space (Helix Building) distributed across three 22-story buildings. these working environments ...

April 8, 2025 - On Thursday, Amazon publicly announced it will build a second headquarters outside of Seattle, employing 50,000 people. Chicago has already expressed its interest to the tech giant, according to Crain’s.

June 19, 2023 - This week, Amazon formally opened the doors of the first part of its new East Coast headquarters, dubbed HQ2, in northern Virginia. The first phase, called Metropolitan Park, includes two 22-story office towers, which can accommodate 14,000 ...

“The combination of these prime locations with the country’s most educated population, diversified economy and connected transportation system make it clear that Chicago is the ideal city for Amazon’s second headquarters as the company continues to expand.” · 1. The Downtown Gateway District: The city offers up a collection of move-in ready buildings including space in the Willis Tower, Old Main Post Office and a new development at Union Station. 2.

June 24, 2025 - Bike lanes on Army Navy Drive are visible in this 2021 rendering of Amazon's HQ2 Phase 2 campus (via NBBJ/Amazon) Amazon has received another three years to get started on the next phase of its Crystal City headquarters.

October 18, 2017 - Like other big deals in recent years, Chicago’s mayor is using his consolidated power at City Hall to line up Chicago’s business, civic, and political leaders to organize a unified push to land Amazon’s second headquarters. Unlike recent civic deals such as the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Obama Presidential Center which have ultimately dented Emanuel’s reputation, the mayor is looking forward to a deal with Amazon to redeem himself and push Chicago into the 21st century as a power player in the tech industry.

October 23, 2017 - Despite early secrecy during the month-long selection and submission process, city and state officials have revealed their list of the ten metropolitan area sites that comprise Chicago’s formal bid for Amazon’s ‘HQ2’ second North American headquarters deal. Described by many as the biggest tech prize in recent memory, the deal is said to be worth up to $5 billion in investment and 50,000 jobs. In addition to these ten Amazon-friendly locations, the bid is also said to include an incentive package from local, county, and state governments. According to a report from WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, sources say this could amount to $2 billion in tax breaks and associated infrastructure and capital expenditures.

January 16, 2025 - News that ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to locate its second headquarters (HQ2) in Crystal City, Va., broke this past weekend, with The Washington Post, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, claiming the company held "advanced talks" at the ...

September 3, 2025 - September 2, 2025 · 4 minAdd us as a preferred source on Google · Amazon’s HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, in 2023. (Eric Lee/For The Washington Post) By Teo Armus · Arlington County will pay Amazon more than $81,000 in taxpayer subsidies this ...

Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2

October 20, 2017 - Ten sites in the Chicago area, including two in the suburbs, were listed in Illinois’ bid, submitted this week, for Amazon’s second headquarters.

August 27, 2021 - A spokesman for Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago plans to pursue Amazon’s second headquarters. Amazon on Thursday announced that it’s hunting for a second home outside Seattle.

April 18, 2019 - Chicago is among 20 finalists that made the cut in January to be the home of HQ2, which Amazon said could bring 50,000 jobs to the region. The city has partnered with the state to offer a $2.25 billion incentive package to lure the facility here.

September 15, 2017 - ... The scale of the Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth's vision for a second North American headquarters is staggering: a $5 billion development with as much as 8 million square feet of space.

June 15, 2023 - Today, we officially opened Amazon’s HQ2, Metropolitan Park, to thousands of employees. Arlington, VA is tremendous and we’re proud to call it home. We look… | 145 comments on LinkedIn