Amazon plans to build a fourth San Francisco warehouse, its largest in the city, on the site of a work yard and garbage truck parking lot that it bought from Recology for $202 million.
The tech giant announced the facility, at 900 7th Street, during an online Q&A session, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The three-story building will serve about 200 delivery vans a day for the “last mile” of transit to local customers.
Amazon will file the proposal on Nov. 15, kicking off a nine- to 12-month environmental study. It could employ as many as 500 people, mostly drivers and workers to sort and load packages.
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Amazon said trucks and vans would operate outside normal commute hours. Just under 20 trucks would arrive at the warehouse between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. every 30 or 60 minutes, and vans would leave in staggered shifts starting at 10 a.m. and returning after 7:30 p.m. Each van would make one trip a day and deliveries would take place seven days a week.
Amazon’s three other delivery sites in the city include recently opened facilities at 400 23rd Street and 749 Toland Street.
The new warehouse would offer 650,000 square feet of delivery space, including 13,700 square feet of offices. Plans also include 2,500 square feet of space that could be used for stores or restaurants as well as roof parking for 395 vehicles. The roof will also feature solar panels and vehicle charging stations.
[SFC] — Victoria Pruitt