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My money would be on D.C. Lots of access to government agencies that could add a lot of AWS business, a major concentration of highly-skilled tech workers and c
by dkrich 9y ago
My money would be on D.C. Lots of access to government agencies that could add a lot of AWS business, a major concentration of highly-skilled tech workers and colleges, close to the Washington Post, and a lot of up and coming neighborhoods in the southwest/southeast quadrants of the city. Also wouldn't hurt that it's on the opposite side of the country to add some geographic diversity.
- apendleton 9y agoAs someone who lives in DC: I'm with you on the DC metro making some sense, but DC itself is probably out. There's not enough green space to build a campus the size of their Seattle HQ anywhere in the city, given how the severe building height limits here would balloon the total required acreage. They might have some options someplace in the suburbs (maybe Arlington, or out along the Silver Line), or they could look at Baltimore: still pretty close to DC, but much cheaper, and with a lot more industrial land ripe for repurposing.
- dkrich 9y agoThe height limitations are a good point and also they probably wouldn't get the tax incentives they're looking for in DC, but Nova a possibility. I'd be surprised by Baltimore because it would probably be difficult to attract top talent there in large numbers.