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spooky3

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9. Yes, traffic is a mess. However, there currently is a

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 12:29 PM

Nov 2018

High commercial vacancy rate in Crystal City, and the jobs will pay well enough for young employees to share apartments nearby in CC, Pentagon City, and DC. So if most of the offices are put in CC, many employees could walk, bike, or take metro. Employees with families or others who want to buy will face a lot of the same challenges as do many here—more housing space will cost either more money or more time commuting.

I think it’s a shame that the HQ isn’t going to cities like Indianapolis or Columbus, where it could really benefit the communities the most. But it really is a good fit here, so I can see why Bezos may choose CC.

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WaPo published a story Nov. 3 saying that Amazon's HQ2 [View all] spooky3 Nov 2018 OP

That's what the rumors have been C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #1

That was the rumor extvbroadcaster Nov 2018 #2

I live 50 feet from the Newark, N.J. border. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #3

Belleville, Oranges, etc.? empedocles Nov 2018 #5

Maplewood, N.J. --- Irvington Avenue. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #7

Funny those NYers empedocles Nov 2018 #8

Highest is 3 stories. But several of them, now. 3Hotdogs Nov 2018 #10

Nova roads already resembling LA traffic. empedocles Nov 2018 #4

Responsible - That's funny. bitterross Nov 2018 #6

Yes, traffic is a mess. However, there currently is a spooky3 Nov 2018 #9

Yes--but millennials typically prefer to live close to cities. Nt spooky3 Nov 2018 #13

IBMers loved those 'exurbs'. empedocles Nov 2018 #16

That was many years ago. Check out most surveys spooky3 Nov 2018 #17

No question the herd trends are to the big cities, corporate building and millenials go there empedocles Nov 2018 #18

Cost of living a big factor empedocles Nov 2018 #19

NoVa is a fairly high-priced labor market, is it not? No Vested Interest Nov 2018 #11

Yes, and high COL. But the other criteria Amazon spooky3 Nov 2018 #12

Thanks for good info. And who would be making those promises? No Vested Interest Nov 2018 #14

Gov. Northam was on a radio show recently and said spooky3 Nov 2018 #15