An updated design proposal has been submitted by Amazon.com's architect with a "different look for the bubble-like office building that would be the visual focus of its three-block Denny Triangle development," the Seattle Times reported. The revised plan "gives the three intersecting spheres a more organic, cellular look instead of the angular panels of the original proposal."
Amazon will also build a two-block cycle track around its office towers on Seventh Avenue and "provide stalls for about 400 bikes in each of its towers," the Seattle Times wrote, noting that the cycle track project emerged last year from discussions between the city and Amazon, which "sought to acquire public alleys running through each of its three blocks. In exchange for those, Amazon agreed to pay for the Seventh Avenue cycle track on its blocks and to install bike crossings across Westlake, among other things."
"Cyclists are part of the fabric of Seattle, and so we're thrilled to be creating a new cycle track that will make the ride to and from downtown safer and easier for all cyclists in the community," said John Schoettler, Amazon director of global real estate and facilities.
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Amazon.com's new North Texas regional offices will be located in Plano. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Granite Park III building on the Dallas North Tollway in West Plano has been selected after the online retailer "scouted locations up and down the tollway for about 100,000 square feet of office space for the new operation." Amazon is also building distribution centers in Coppell and Haslet.
