CitizenVectron Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/amazon-in-advanced-talks-about-putting-hq2-in-northern-virginia-those-close-to-process-say/2018/11/02/9be831d6-d7c0-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html?utm_term=.07685240b37b So good luck with that, local residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 @SFLUFAN looks like those those rumors I saw were accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Called it (NoVA) Didn't think Crystal City though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 This should help with the cost of living in the area. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 At least amazon won’t be ruining a good metro area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 44 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: This should help with the cost of living in the area. And public transit and traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 So where exactly could this even go? They'd have to tear down some buildings somewhere, and Potomac yards is too far away and that's about it as far as close vacant areas go. There's a wamta bus depot close to Crystal City but those operations would have to go somewhere too. I wonder how much the Commonwealth put up for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: At least now you have a pretense to jack up Elmira's rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Let’s hope NYC gets it so we can add to the list of reasons that we’ll all be better off when the sea reclaims the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 30 minutes ago, Jason said: AMAZON HQ2-2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!! 2H 2Q!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Stay away from Dallas, plz and thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Where in god's name will they put this in NYC?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: Let’s hope NYC gets it so we can add to the list of reasons that we’ll all be better off when the sea reclaims the city. Best city in the country in my opinion, possibly the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Why ruin one city when you can ruin two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 22 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Best city in the country in my opinion, possibly the world Travel more I mostly kid in a feeble attempt to trigger NYCers here. I love everything about NYC other than driving anywhere near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: Travel more I mostly kid in a feeble attempt to trigger NYCers here. I love everything about NYC other than driving anywhere near it. I've traveled a bit and have lived an a couple of places around the country... I stand by what I speak and it's hard to trigger New Yorkers because they generally don't GAF about what non-New Yorkers think But driving in New York is pretty bad, but surprisingly not as bad as driving in LA... DEAR GOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Where in god's name will they put this in NYC?! Maybe in Brooklyn http://www.boycottbnh.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Maybe in Brooklyn http://www.boycottbnh.com/ That... actually makes sense and would make Brookyln more insufferable than it's already become... if that's even possible Kidding... lot of people in the borough could use the jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Amazon is going to take over the entirety of Staten Island and claim sovereignty. Bezos wants his own corporate state; the DC location is just the embassy. I'm 90% sure I could convince some MAGA chuds that is a real conspiracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Chris- said: Amazon is going to take over the entirety of Staten Island and claim sovereignty. Bezos wants his own corporate state; the DC location is just the embassy. I'm 90% sure I could convince some MAGA chuds that is a real conspiracy. Dan Gilbert is way ahead of Bezos https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/08/20/this-map-shows-all-of-the-detroit-buildings-owned-by-dan-gilbert https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/01/detroit-revival-inequality-dan-gilbert-hudsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Fuck! Property costs already went up in Dallas thanks to the huge Toyota factories built up here. We're not hurting for jobs, but we're not all making $100k/year either. It's still not california bad, but property tax and rent is going up quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosh Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Fuck! Property costs already went up in Dallas thanks to the huge Toyota factories built up here. We're not hurting for jobs, but we're not all making $100k/year either. It's still not california bad, but property tax and rent is going up quickly. This is why California has a fixed property tax and rent control in some areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: My God - that's fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: So amazon is or is not splitting the headquarters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 amazon using the NFL's tactics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Looks like its gonna be Arlington Virginia and Long Island City... that actually makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Looks like its gonna be Arlington Virginia and Long Island City... that actually makes sense. The Crystal City location seems obvious to me but not the LIC one. Just that it's a desirable location that their potential employees would want to move to/near, basically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jason said: The Crystal City location seems obvious to me but not the LIC one. Just that it's a desirable location that their potential employees would want to move to/near, basically? Long Island City traditionally was an industrial area and there's plenty of space for a facility like this. Plus it's close to Manhattan and it already has a young, qualified workforce. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 more gentrification for LIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I thought Long island wasn't that good for transit connections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: I thought Long island wasn't that good for transit connections? Long Island City is in Queens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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