Suburbia game list of cities series#

Thus, I feel Amazon’s final decisions of Arlington (a SubUrban location) for its now sole HQ2 and Nashville (a Secondary City) for the smaller hub are fully in line with my analyses and predictions for future growth in the United States. Further, I casually suggest locations like New York City and San Francisco would be off the table as they have the same issues as Seattle (technically a Secondary City). In fact, see this article on I published in late 2017 where I specifically call out Detroit (a Secondary City) and Newark (a form of a sub-Urban/Secondary City) as logical choices. The entire search process, as well as broad sweeping trends, always made believe the best choice would be a Secondary City or a semi-SubUrban area near a major metro. However, as a real estate economist, I feel somewhat vindicated as I did not think Amazon would ever choose a site within a major coastal metro area like New York City. I am personally disappointed for all New Yorkers, it would have been a great catalyst for growth and change in some of the most “left behind” parts of metro New York. See Part 1 here, which explains the project.Īmazon just cancelled its plans to co-locate an “HQ2” in Long Island City, Queens a decision that has set off a firestorm of debate and politically fueled anger at those who championed its demise.

Suburbia game list of cities series#

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on the Top Trends and Market Opportunities for the 2020s.