DOING BUSINESS IN EAST NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
On Wednesday, September 27th from 9am to 11am key leaders meet in East New York about the future of the IBZ and how your business could benefit from doing business in East New York. In attendance included: Councilwoman Nurse, Bill Wilkins EBBID, Julieanne Herskowitz and Sabrina Lippman EDC, Darryl Hollon BOC, Eric Harrison EBBID Board Member and President of Trans Union Transport, and La'Shawn Allen-Muhammed CBEDC.
The meeting highlighted East New York Industrial Building (the “Industrial Building”) - also known as 172 Junius Street - which is owned by the City of New York under the jurisdiction of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and leased by DCAS to NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for subleasing and management. EDC recently invested over $6 million into the renovation of the Industrial Building while retaining two M/WBE tenants. Two newly refurbished 5,000 square foot units with 20-foot ceiling heights are anticipated to be available to lease by the end of September 2023. The leasing form for submitting proposed offers to lease one or both of the two newly refurbished units will be released Fall 2023 and may take special note of applications with a focus on any one or more in the urban agriculture, cannabis, green manufacturing, and sustainability fields, generally. When complete, the 60,000 square feet site will also offer nearly 30,000 square feet of surface parking and loading/unloading area at street level.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
On Wednesday, September 27th from 9am to 11am key leaders meet in East New York about the future of the IBZ and how your business could benefit from doing business in East New York. In attendance included: Councilwoman Nurse, Bill Wilkins EBBID, Julieanne Herskowitz and Sabrina Lippman EDC, Darryl Hollon BOC, Eric Harrison EBBID Board Member and President of Trans Union Transport, and La'Shawn Allen-Muhammed CBEDC.
The meeting highlighted East New York Industrial Building (the “Industrial Building”) - also known as 172 Junius Street - which is owned by the City of New York under the jurisdiction of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and leased by DCAS to NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for subleasing and management. EDC recently invested over $6 million into the renovation of the Industrial Building while retaining two M/WBE tenants. Two newly refurbished 5,000 square foot units with 20-foot ceiling heights are anticipated to be available to lease by the end of September 2023. The leasing form for submitting proposed offers to lease one or both of the two newly refurbished units will be released Fall 2023 and may take special note of applications with a focus on any one or more in the urban agriculture, cannabis, green manufacturing, and sustainability fields, generally. When complete, the 60,000 square feet site will also offer nearly 30,000 square feet of surface parking and loading/unloading area at street level.
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1510 Broadway Groundbreaking
November 2022
The Local Development Corporation East New York in conjunction with their for profit partner McQuesten, held a groundbreaking at 1510 Broadway on November 2, 2022. The project will produce 108 units of affordable housing, 10,000 SF of commercial space, and 4,500 SF of an outdoor green space for residents and visitors to enjoy. In attendance was: Bill Wilkins (LDCENY),Rella Fogliano and Joe Apicella (McQuesten), Brendan McBride (Associate Commissioner HPD), Erin Buchanan (Deputy Director of Land Use HPD), Latrice Walker (Assembly Member), Genese Morgan (Chair of CPB 16). Also in attendance was numerous companies from the EBBID including but not limited to: Filco Carting, Eastern Steel, Green Gage NYC, Solco Plumbing. The event was catered locally by Fusion East.
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Van Sinderen Plaza - Groundbreaking
Left to right:
Senator Roxanne Persaud, Ron Shulman Best Development, Rev. Kim Council EBHDC, Sherry Roberts EBHDC , Bill Wilkins LDCENY, Joy Simmons Chief of Staff for Inez Barron, Assemblyman Charles Barron, Councilwoman Inez Barron, Joe Apicella MacQuesten, Rella Fogliano MacQuesten, Male District Leader, Bank of America Representative, HDC Representative, Marcus Harris Brooklyn Borough President Office.
