5-Story, 4M SF Last-Mile Fulfillment Center Approved In D.C. Suburbs

Amazon is seeking to grow its industrial footprint near urban centers to help reduce delivery times, and a newly approved, 4M SF fulfillment center in the D.C. suburbs appears to be part of that strategy.

The Prince George`s County Planning Board Thursday approved a plan for a five-story, roughly 4M SF industrial facility at the Westphalia Town Center development. 

Amazon has not confirmed it is the tenant for the planned building. But the project`s developer, Duke Realty Corp., counts Amazon as its largest client, the Washington Business Journal reports. And the Washington Post reported earlier this month, citing anonymous government officials, that Amazon was pursuing plans to open a logistics center in Prince George`s County that would employ 1,500 people....