Amazon.com is one step closer to kicking off construction on a massive new campus in Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood, an undertaking that will radically overhaul a corner of downtown and more closely connect it to the fast-growing South Lake Union neighborhood where the online retailer is currently headquartered.
The Department of Planning and Development approved the project, which includes three new skyscrapers totaling some 3.3 million square feet, on Thursday.
The Seattle Times, which calls the project the largest ever proposed in downtown, reports that it could take up to six years to complete.
Amazon.com also earlier this month secured an option on even more land in the neighborhood (illustrated by the orange arrow in the accompanying map).
Architects for Amazon.com have routinely said that they are attempting to build a neighborhood, more than a corporate campus.
“It is very important if we are going to treat this truly as open space that people feel invited into the spaces,” said NBBJ’s John Savo in remarks earlier this year in front of Seattle’s Design Review Board.
Last month, Amazon.com announced that it would pay $1.16 billion for its South Lake Union campus — located a short distance to the north along a streetcar line. As part of the agreement with the city, Amazon.com has agreed to subsidize the weekday operations of a third streetcar for 10 years.
Full Department of Planning and Development Report here:
Here are a few rendering of the proposed towers:
Previously: Images: Amazon’s colorful new towers will put a bold stamp on Seattle’s skyline
