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Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles + Wearable Tech
FormationDecember 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12)
FounderBob Bland
PurposeBusiness incubator
Location
Coordinates40°39′34″N 74°00′16″W / 40.65944°N 74.00444°W / 40.65944; -74.00444
Region
US
AffiliationsAdvanced Functional Fabrics of America (2016)
Websitebrooklynmanufacturing.com

Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles + Wearable Tech (also known as Manufacture New York) is a business incubator in Brooklyn. It is housed on the fifth floor of Storehouse No. 2, U.S. Navy Fleet Supply Base, a 1,100,000-square-foot (100,000 m2) building at 850 Third Avenue owned by the City of New York, which has been renamed to Liberty View Industrial Plaza.[1][2]

The incubator offers 1,500 to 30,000 square foot spaces for manufacturing startups and is operated by Manufacture New York, a private company, since December 2014.[3][4][5]

The project was the idea of Bob Bland, a New York fashion designer who secured a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to found Manufacture New York and locate an incubator space in the city.[6]

In 2016, the Brooklyn Innovation Hub became a member of Advanced Functional Fabrics of America.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ STEFANIE Waldek (December 31, 2014), "Ole Sondresen on his Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech", Architectural Digest
  2. ^ Property highlights: Liberty View Industrial Plaza (PDF), CBRE
  3. ^ New Fashion Design and Manufacturing Hub in Brooklyn, New York City Economic Development Corporation, December 4, 2014
  4. ^ Adrienne Selko (December 5, 2014), "US Apparel Manufacturing Moving Forward with New Hub in New York", Industry Week
  5. ^ "NYC to Invest $3.5M in Fashion Incubator in Brooklyn: City officials today will reveal plans to invest in a new fashion epicenter called the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech.", Women's Wear Daily, December 4, 2014
  6. ^ Tom Foster (February 8, 2016), "Why the Next Big Thing in Fashion Is Happening in Brooklyn: New York City's garment district was left for dead, until one fashion designer decided she'd reboot the entire manufacturing industry.", Inc.
  7. ^ Erica Davies (April 21, 2016), "New training hub to focus on high-tech textiles: A new training center at Manufacturing New York is designed to revitalize New York City's dwindling manufacturing industry", Crain's New York
  8. ^ Arthur Friedman (May 10, 2016), "Manufacture New York Blossoms in Brooklyn: In September 2015, MNY became part of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech in Sunset Park, Brooklyn", Women's Wear Daily

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