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“The push for faster internet capabilities is due in part
to the company’s desire to attract cutting-edge tenants and to lay the foundation for a broader smart city,” said Evan Regan-Levine, the executive vice president of strategic innovation at JBG Smith. “Our investment in next-generation connectivity infrastructure will further cement National Landing as a premier global destination for entrepreneurs, universities and global technology companies to ideate, innovate and scale globally.”
Digital placemaking is the DNA for this mixed-use development by creating a more dynamic, walkable and human-scale neighborhood. It is animated by parks, public plazas, live events, markets, bike paths, a diverse array of shops, restaurants, entertainment venues and other lifestyle amenities. The key is strategically mixing high quality multifamily and commercial buildings that
AERIAL RENDERING OF THE HELIX COURTESY OF NBBJ/AMAZON
are designed to be flexible and responsive to shifting tenants’ preferences.
There are reports that both public and private sectors are investing more than $4 billion into the transportation network to meet the needs of current and future tenants, residents, employees, students and visitors. The urban center will be one of the most connected in the region featuring three Metrorail stations, two major highways, miles of on-street bike lanes and off-street trails, commuter rail and bus rapid transit.
‘The Helix,’ the crown jewel of Amazon’s PenPlace, will
be wrapped in a vertical hiking trail that you can climb to the top. This amenity building will complement the three 22-story LEED Platinum office buildings. The new model in sustainability will utilize a rainwater reclamation and
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