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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You wanted to work from home so say good-bye to downtown development and commercial real estate projects like this. They simply aren't sustainable with people working fully remote or only showing up to the office 1 or 2 days a week.[/quote]
More WFH will mean cities like Arlington aren't going to get that boom in real estate that people were expecting with HQ2. Of course, Arlington is already pricey and will continue to be desirable, but not because of HQ2.[/quote]
They have 8,000 workers. Maybe a few get culled. There is new apartments. There is new office space. There is a new Whole Foods. There is the old Costco and shopping mall. There are three metro stops. There is the Pentagon. There is the airport. These are all desirable amenities and will continue to be desirable. [/quote]
ok, but many may be wfh/hybrid, and those amenities don't mean much.

And I would not want to live near an airport.

Oh, and lots of other cities have what you stated: costco, WF, shopping areas, metro stops. That is not a new thing. LOL[/quote]
If you work from home, having close amenities are even more important. Run out of coffee? Just run down stairs really quick. [/quote]
? ok, and you think Arlington is the only city that has those amenities? LOL

Also, I hate apt/condo living with kids.   [/quote]
It depends on your age and stage of life. Amazon likes to recruit younger people early in their careers so that kind of lifestyle would appeal to them more while I agree that it wouldn’t appeal that much to the average family. If I was a young person just moving to area to start my career, Pentagon City/Crystal City looks really attractive right now, whether you work in the office full time or hybrid. [/quote]
true, but other cities have those amenities, too. Urban/suburban living is now a thing everywhere.[/quote]

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