In contrast, Amazon’s business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, and its sprawling delivery network, which is dependent on in-person work, continues to grow.Īmazon’s proposal, filed with the city this month, calls for a three-story, 510,150-square-foot building that includes a 122,200-square-foot logistics facility and 22,700 square feet of accessory office space, along with 145 parking spaces and vehicle loading space. It comes as many tech companies have listed office space for sublease and some have moved their headquarters out of the Bay Area entirely. The project size was reduced after city planners objected to the height and noted that the site is currently zoned for industrial use but not housing.Īmazon’s investment is one of the largest local real estate deals this year. Recology proposed a much larger redevelopment of the site in 2018 with over 1,000 new homes and up to 580,700 square feet of office and maker space, including two 240-foot towers. The 6-acre site by the Caltrain tracks is mostly parking lots and waste-maintenance buildings, a throwback to the area’s industrial heritage, and a sharp contrast to gleaming new housing projects and the offices of tech powerhouses like Airbnb and Adobe nearby. The online shopping giant said Tuesday it will propose a delivery station at 900 Seventh St., which it bought from solid waste recycling company Recology, which had owned the property since 1970.