Industry City is a 6 million-square-foot, 16 building redevelopment located in Brooklyn, New York. An urban campus comprised of 550+ businesses spanning tech, media, design, manufacturing, and more. AECOM, Conde Nast, The Brooklyn Nets, Buck Media, ?WhatIF!, and West Elm are some of the companies that make up the dynamic innovation ecosystem at Industry City.
Dubbed “the coolest artisans in Brooklyn” By Travel and Leisure Magazine, the ground floor is home to 65+ bars, eateries, and retail, spanning from small businesses to big-name brands. Industry City’s ownership, the same that developed NYC’s Chelsea Market and millions of square feet across the country, is hands-on with development, management, leasing, and events teams on-site.
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We’ve seen plenty of creative outdoor dining set-ups this year, but this just might be the biggest: Brooklyn’s Industry City launched 12,000 square feet of outdoor dining last week. The communal outdoor seating will be stretched across three courtyards, with five “breathable” tents as well as outdoor heaters to warm you up from the winter chill.
With office occupancy citywide hovering around 15%, Industry City in Brooklyn has been seeing roughly 50% of the campus’ employees come in to work. Jim Somoza and Kathe Kramer Chase, the campus’ leasing executives, have managed to keep some tenants coming to their offices. At the same time, they’ve largely avoided the slowdown in office and retail leasing that many other landlords have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunset Park isn’t on most travelers’ New York itineraries, but within Industry City, visitors can explore some of Brooklyn’s best indie brands — all under one roof. The ground floor of IC is home to 65+ bars, eateries, and retail, spanning from small businesses to big name brands.
Jia Sung‘s piece, Sun and Moon, is the latest addition to The Collision Project, featured in Courtyard 1/2. Jia Sung is an artist and educator, born in Minnesota, bred in Singapore, now based in Brooklyn, and received a BFA from RISD in 2015. Sun and Moon depicts two goddesses from Chinese mythology, flanking the courtyard door.
Travel accessories design label, ASHYA, opens its first retail location in The Makers Guild. Co-founders Ashley Cimone + Moya Annece have created a design studio–meets–retail space with their brother company Equator Productions. We spoke to ASHYA about the importance and responsibility of running a woman and Black-owned business and leading a team of females.
With a relationship spanning over five years, A Current Affair has returned to Industry City for an intimate outdoor pop-up for the month of October. After years of their bi-annual vintage fair in building 1 with 40+ vendors showcasing the best of vintage, together we created a Covid friendly affair for their fall show.
