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July 23, 2008
Industry City, a Photo Tour
Last night the arts group Light Industry hosted its weekly film series in Sunset Park. Part of the focus of the program, curated by Ben Coonley and Michael Smith, was on the physical space where Light Industry happens, described as follows: "On the hottest day of the summer, Ben Coonley and Michael Smith planted a tripod-mounted camcorder in the center of the Light Industry loft space and made several dozen 360-degree pans to catalogue every square inch of the walls, windows, pipes, ceiling elements, furniture, fans, A/V equipment and miscellaneous debris in the room. They found hidden miniature treasures..." As shown above, Industry City, the 6-million-square-foot industrial complex that's home to the film series, is full of transparently outsized treasures, from gorgeous views to unused loft space. Some of those spaces are in the process of being renovated and rented to artists and other creative professionals.
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Part of Sunset Park Complex Transforming Into Film Space [Brownstoner] GMAP
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What kind of rents are they charging there?
Posted by: plgdude at July 23, 2008 11:16 AM
I like that area. I used to drive around just to look at the buildings and how empty the area was.
Posted by: troll at July 23, 2008 11:45 AM
like red hook, industry city is set apart from everything by the gowanus expressway. still, turn of the century factory buildings, the cobblestones, the train tracks (some of which remain in use), the waterfront, etc., make it more dumbo than dumbo. if you wanna be a pioneer, this is probably new york's last frontier.
Posted by: pfa at July 23, 2008 12:23 PM
my dad worked at one of those buildings packing boxes while he was in high school. i used to head that way while i was in high school to check out the foxy den. now people are living there. times are a changin. go brooklyn.
Posted by: BrooklynLove at July 23, 2008 12:56 PM
Industry City is doing a creative workspace program, with a small amount of production for artists and other creative professionals. 33rd Street building has couple of spaces left. New round of space pricing TBD.
Posted by: chrishavens at July 23, 2008 1:43 PM
I work nearby in a similar building. I hope they're not charging the "artists and creative professionals" too much more rent than the other tenants. Last year we signed a 5 year lease for less than a dollar a square foot. Generally, I've noticed that the smaller the subdivided space, the more you end up paying per square foot. So if anyone is looking for studio space it works out to be way cheaper to get as much space as you can afford and share it or sublet part.
Posted by: crabcakes at July 23, 2008 9:24 PM
Crabcakes what kind of tenant are you? Office/studio or industrial?
Posted by: KHuebbe at July 24, 2008 9:46 AM
light industrial. furniture studio.
I hope that people who run loud machines and who need 3 phase power hookups, freight elevators, and tall ceilings to operate, won't eventually be squeezed out.
Posted by: crabcakes at July 24, 2008 6:58 PM
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