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Arlington advances plans to host eSpace manufacturing campus at municipal airport
Summary
City staff presented a package of agreements to support eSpace’s proposed 480,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility at Arlington Municipal Airport, including up to $115 million from the EDC, long-term triple-net leases, job commitments and bond financing; final council action was scheduled for the evening agenda.
Arlington staff asked the City Council to consider a set of agreements that would enable eSpace (also styled Eastpace in staff materials) to construct a major manufacturing and hanger complex on the west side of Arlington Municipal Airport.
Lindsay Mitchell, the city irector of strategic initiatives, told the council the project has been under development for 18 months and that eSpace moved its North American headquarters to Arlington in October 2024. The proposal brought forward five linked actions: a development agreement, manufacturing-facility and hanger leases, a performance agreement, an initial construction package with the CMAR Moss and Associates, and contract modifications for project-management and architectural firms. The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) would provide up to $115,000,000 toward defined project costs and intends to sell about $70,000,000 in revenue…
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