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Proposed Location <br />RICE CREEK COMMONS <br /> 3 <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Amazon’s Site Requirements and Preferences <br />A development-prepped, 100-acre site <br />• 427-acre, shovel-ready site in a first-ring suburb. <br />• Publicly owned site with high visibility from I-35W. <br />• Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) has been approved to allow additional density on the site. <br />• Unique zoning and regulatory body exists solely to oversee and streamline the development process. <br />• Master plan is flexible and may be adapted to reflect market conditions and development opportunities, <br />such as this. <br />Site must be 30 miles from population center <br />• Located 10 freeway miles from the downtowns of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. <br />Travel logistics <br />• Minutes away from international airports. <br />• 30 minutes from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport. <br />• 7 minutes from the Anoka County Regional Airport. <br />• 10 minutes from the Saint Paul Downtown Airport. <br />• Adjacent to major highways/arterial roads. <br />• Adjacent to Interstate 35W to the east and immediately north of Interstate 694. <br />• Easily accessible due to nearly $200 million in recent and future investments to nearby highway <br />interchanges and $19 million committed to building a new boulevard through the site. <br />Access to mass transit <br />• Extension of the A-Line bus rapid transit line could be accommodated to connect the site to the regional <br />transit network. <br />Utility infrastructure <br />• Well-connected to the Twin Cities’ utility infrastructure and has the bandwidth to <br />support Amazon’s development. <br />Building Requirements <br />500,000 square feet in the initial phase I (2019) <br />• 427-acre, shovel-ready site can easily accommodate this initial phase. <br />Up to 8 million square feet in future plans <br />• 427-acre, shovel-ready site can easily accommodate Amazon’s future space needs. <br />Sustainability and energy efficiency <br />• Developer team is committed to environmentally responsible development. <br />• Pursuing the creation of a 40-acre solar installation adjacent to the site. <br />• Envisions net-zero energy office and residential neighborhoods made possible by utilizing <br />the geothermal energy generated from ongoing deep-water treatment at the site.