NYC permitted for $62.9M rehab at manufacturing and film production hub in Sunset Park

New York City Economic Development Corporation, on November 9, was given a permit for a $62.9 million renovation of a building at 13 42nd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

The plans were revealed years ago, in response to the city’s garment industry losing space in the Garment District in Manhattan. The solution, proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, was to transform a series of buildings at Bush Terminal, build new space, and rebrand the campus as “Made in New York”.

The plans included renovations and modernization of manufacturing buildings at 1 43rd Street and 13 42nd Street, along with the construction of a 100,000-square-foot film and television production complex at 4290 First Avenue.

The plans, pre-filed on October 30, 2019, call for a renovation of the interior and exterior of the 67-foot tall, five-story building.

The project is described in the filings as: interior and exterior renovation of existing factory building. no change to use, egress or occupancy. The initial cost as reported in the DOB filing for the work described in this permit application is $62.94 million.

nARCHITECTS is listed as the architect.

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