“We are excited to present the best of Boston to Amazon, with support from leaders in the educational, business and philanthropic communities and our neighbors in Revere, as the company considers locations for their second corporate headquarters in North America,” said Boston Mayor Martin Walsh. “With the recent completion of the first citywide plan in decades, this is a unique opportunity to build on the strengths and act on the goals set by residents in Imagine Boston 2030 to grow inclusively. Boston is a thriving city and we invite Amazon to grow with us.”

“This is an opportunity to envision the future of Suffolk Downs and plan for a dynamic, mixed-use neighborhood that will serve as a revitalized anchor for Revere and Boston for decades to come,” Revere mayor Brian Arrigo says. “At Suffolk Downs, Amazon's HQ2 can be surrounded by retail, restaurants, recreational facilities, open space, and nightlife. This will be an optimal location to live, work and play.”

The proposal also suggests potential sites in other Boston neighborhoods for Amazon HQ2 that the city suggested in “clusters” located in the South Boston Waterfront and Downtown Boston; South End, Back Bay, Roxbury and Widett Circle; and Allston/Brighton to South Station.

Missing from the Boston-Revere proposal is a definitive breakout of possible incentives for Amazon. That is unlike a proposal submitted last week by the City of Worcester, MA, which promises Amazon up to $500 million in local real estate tax relief over a 20-year period.

The 60-page proposal from Worcester promoted the city's quality of life, transportation and diverse and well-educated workforce. The proposed a 98-acre parcel, owned by multiple private parties, that is currently zoned manufacturing, but can be rezoned for other business uses. Also included in the proposal are available properties in neighboring Auburn.

In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Worcester mayor Joseph Petty and city manager Edward Augustus Jr., state, “Worcester, Massachusetts is in the midst of a renaissance. Once a manufacturing powerhouse that saw the rise of the industrial revolution, we have returned to our roots and built an economy based on innovation and entrepreneurship. The revitalized mill and factory buildings dotting our landscape maintain our historic integrity. Amazon HQ2 will help define our future as well as Amazon's.”

Also entering the Amazon headquarters sweepstake are the City of Marlborough and the Towns of Hudson, Northborough, Southborough and Westborough, which submitted a joint bid for the Amazon requirement.

Initiated and led by the Marlborough Economic Development Corporation), the five-community partnership has been dubbed “495 CROSSROADS,” stressing the area's location along Interstate 495 between Boston and Worcester.

The 495 CROSSROADS proposal submitted prior to the deadline offers Amazon a network of 10 area development sites, totaling more than 6.6 million square feet, spread out across a 17-mile radius within the participating communities. All sites are located less than 2.5 miles from the interstate and provide intra-network access by car within 39 minutes.

According to the 73-page proposal, the 495 CROSSROADS offers unique proximity and access to top talent from more than 50 institutions of higher learning in the Greater Boston and the Worcester areas.

“We are close enough to Boston and Worcester to tap into the college infrastructure and startup ecosystem,” the proposal states, “but far enough away to provide high quality of life, affordable housing, outdoor recreational opportunities, farmers markets, a local food scene, arts and culture, and classic New England town centers.”