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| Amazon's store at Columbus Circle | |
Real estate magazine the Real Deal has reported that, according to anonymous sources, Amazon will likely open its third New York City store at 72 Spring Street, a "7,354-square-foot space between Crosby and Lafayette Streets" in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The location features 5,200 square feet on street level and another 2,154 square feet of basement space, and currently houses a pop-up store for lingerie retailer Aerie. The Real Deal noted that it is not "immediately clear whether a lease has been finalized."
Amazon has opened a store at Columbus Circle and plans to open another at 7 W. 34th St., across from the Empire State Building. The Spring Street location is one block from McNally Jackson and less than two blocks from Housing Works Bookstore Cafe.
In other company news, Amazon plans to open a 850,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Orlando, Fla., in 2018. Located in Lake Nona, close to Orlando International Airport, the facility will pick, pack and ship small items and consumer goods. It will be the first Amazon fulfillment center to open in central Florida; the company opened its first fulfillment center in the state in 2013. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said local government has "worked hard to expedite permitting and other County functions" in order to get the new facility up and running.