A $70 million building permit was filed Thursday to continue work on the site of the new Amazon facility being built along the Frayser-Raleigh border in north Memphis.
The permit accounts for a fraction of the $200 million it is estimated the warehouse will cost to build along New Allen Road. According to building department records, the $70 million will cover the cost of installing both the floor and a mezzanine inside the warehouse and the supported material handling equipment.
This is the second building permit to be filed. In November, an $8 million permit was filed to start work on the facility.
Last month, company officials joined Gov. Bill Lee, Mayors Jim Strickland and Lee Harris and other dignitaries for a groundbreaking ceremony where they announced that the facility would not only hire about 1,000 workers but also use robots to move packages, reducing the amount of walking and lifting for employees.
Depending on customer demand the warehouse could open as soon as the 2020 holiday season.
Desiree Stennett covers economic development and business at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at [email protected], 901-529-2738 or on Twitter: @desi_stennett.
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