BALTIMORE—Duke Realty has received a permit from the city for a new 345,000-square-foot industrial building that will reportedly be a second Amazon distribution center here.
The new warehouse building at 5501 Holabird Ave. is next to the site on Broening Highway where Indianapolis-based Duke Realty plans to build a massive distribution center for the online retailer, according to the Baltimore Sun. The 1-million-square-foot distribution center, which was announced last fall, is expected to employ about 1,000 workers. The second Amazon building is projected to employ approximately 325 people.
District 1 City Councilman Jim Kraft says the second warehouse is a "sign of progress" at the site of the former General Motors plant that shut down nine years ago.
"We're really excited about the continued commitment that Amazon is making to the City of Baltimore and to Southeast Baltimore in particular," Kraft says. "We're hoping that Duke continues to have this type of success in developing the GM site." See story in the Baltimore Sun.
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