Amazon’s announcement that its new headquarters would be coming to Long Island City made waves around the globe, with publications from Mexico to China highlighting the investment opportunity that is now available. Oshrat Carmiel of El Financiero sat in on a meeting at Modern Spaces, where local realtors are positioning high-rise office space in advance of Jeff Bezos’s arrival. Eric Benaim, Modern Spaces CEO, says that the firm is preparing a special Alexa-equipped Long Island City condo for the Amazon chief when he arrives. Mary Hanbury of
Business Insider Malaysia quoted another LIC agent, who summarized the general excitement of area brokers when he told her that “this is the first time in my 20-year career that I have seen the market go from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market overnight.” If you want more international coverage of the HQ2 move, follow the links below.
- Amazon came to the Long Island City housing market red, World Journal, November 14, 2018
- Amazon enters Long Island to recruit 25,000, The China Press, November 15, 2018
- Amazon picks New York City, Washington DC area for new HQs, Telexvar, November 15, 2018
- Brokers in one of Amazon’s chosen HQ2 locations are reportedly already selling condos sight-unseen — and development hasn’t even begun, Business Insider Singapore, November 13, 2018
- Brokers in one of Amazon's chosen HQ2 locations are reportedly already selling condos sight-unseen - and development hasn't even begun, Business Insider India, November 14, 2018
- Brokers in one of Amazon’s chosen HQ2 locations are reportedly already selling condos sight-unseen — and development hasn’t even begun, Business Insider Malaysia, November 13, 2018
- Brokers in one of Amazon's chosen HQ2 locations are reportedly already selling condos sight…, ColaBug, November 14, 2018
- Jeff Bezos’ Amazon office to move to New York’s Queens district: will renters have to pay more?, South China Morning Post, November 12, 2018
- Amazon could move its offices to Penthouses of Long Island, Gestion, November 8, 2018
- Skyscrapers in NY want to 'seduce' Amazon to get their second headquarters, El Financiero, November 7, 2018