Amazon to become first tenant at west Fresno warehouse project
Amazon will anchor a west Fresno warehouse complex that may top 800,000 square feet, but the biggest questions are still about jobs, traffic and neighborhood strain.
Amazon is set to become the first named tenant at the Scannell Westgate Industrial Center on Marks and Nielsen avenues, turning a long-promised west Fresno warehouse project into a new test of whether industrial growth can deliver jobs without adding too much traffic, truck activity and air-quality strain. The company has not disclosed how much space it will occupy or what kind of operation it will run there.
The project was approved by the Fresno City Council in February 2024 on a 5-2 vote, with Miguel Arias and Luis Chavez opposing it. Planning documents and reporting described the development as a roughly $100 million speculative industrial project on about 48 acres near Marks Avenue and Highway 180, with about 900,000 square feet across four buildings. Later reporting put the campus at about 833,000 square feet. The project was projected to support up to 1,000 long-term industrial jobs and about 1,000 construction jobs.
Scannell Properties broke ground on the Westgate Industrial Center in July 2025 after environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging the approval. That lawsuit was later withdrawn, clearing the way for construction to move forward. Mayor Jerry Dyer has framed the project as a positive market signal for other investors, while critics have argued that more warehouse development in southwest and west Fresno adds to burdens already carried by nearby neighborhoods.
That debate is why Amazon’s arrival matters beyond the headline. City leaders have long argued that major industrial projects can bring jobs, tax revenue and momentum for future development, but neighbors have raised concerns about what warehouse growth means for traffic, truck routes, air quality and the long-term shape of west Fresno. The issue is not simply whether Amazon is coming, but what kind of jobs it will bring, how much of the building will be used, and whether the public benefits match the local costs.
Amazon already operates at least two other Fresno logistics sites, at 3575 S Orange Ave and 3611 S Northpointe Dr, showing how deeply the city is already tied into the company’s regional distribution network. With the Westgate campus now taking shape near Highway 180, west Fresno has become the latest focal point in Fresno County’s larger fight over how much industrial growth the city should absorb, and who should bear its effects.
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