BPDA approves up to $10 million in tax breaks for Amazon buildings in the Seaport

WBUR reports the BPDA yesterday approved two measures to reduce taxes on two potential buildings in the Seaport Square complex - a $5-million break on a 17-story tower that would be filled mostly with Amazon offices and a second $5-million tax reduction on a second building next door that might be built for Amazon.

In exchange, Amazon would agree to hire at least 2,000 workers to fill the first building and then another 2,000 for the second.

The buildings would let Amazon expand its existing R&D efforts in the Boston area and are unconnected with its efforts to win far larger tax breaks and benefits in exchange for a proposed second headquarters. Amazon says its proposed HQ2 would mean 50,000 new workers for whichever city it picks.