New Era In Commercial Real Estate? Amazon Taps We-Work For Expansion Of Office Space In London

  • Amazon.Com, Inc AMZN has agreed on a deal to take space from WeWork Inc WE at a City of London office building.
  • The e-commerce firm will occupy about 70,000 square feet at Moore Place, which WeWork recently refurbished, Bloomberg cites knowledgeable sources.
  • The space can acclimate about 1,000 people, and the deal includes an option to take on more space in the building.
  • Amazon eyed an expansion of its London office footprint before the pandemic broke out in 2020. 
  • The pandemic prompted the company to shelve its plans. 
  • Amazon has remained committed to office-based working as opposed to remote work.
  • Amazon’s London footprint includes High Holborn and Principal Place buildings, where the City of London’s northern border meets Shoreditch, traditionally a famous district for tech start-ups.
  • Price Action: WE shares are trading higher by 0.20% at $0.20 on the last check Wednesday.
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