City and state elected officials will join GMDC, The Bridge and Mega Development to officially open GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center / Bridge Rockaway in Brownsville, Brooklyn
On Wednesday, September 25 at 10:00 AM the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center (GMDC), The Bridge, and Mega Development will cut the ribbon on the city’s first new development to pair affordable housing and manufacturing space on one site. City and state elected officials and Brownsville community members are expected to be in attendance at the ribbon-cutting in Brownsville, Brooklyn at 203 Newport Street.
The $118 million project reimagines the former Fox’s U-Bet Chocolate Syrup factory at Rockaway Avenue and Newport Street as the GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center, 39,000 square feet of affordable, top-of-the-line light industrial space on the ground-floor; Bridge Rockaway, a residential building with 174 units of affordable and supportive housing above the industrial space; and a 2,000 square-foot community space, spanning half an entire city block.
The project is expected to become a citywide and national model for increasing affordable housing on underutilized property while maintaining manufacturing use.
Media interested in attending should RSVP to gmdc@rubenstein.com.
WHAT: Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting for GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center / Bridge
Rockaway
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Media are encouraged to arrive by 9:45 AM
WHO: City and State Elected Officials
Brian T. Coleman, CEO, Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Susan Wiviott, CEO, The Bridge
Hercules Argyriou, Principal, Mega Development
WHERE: GMDC Brownsville Industrial Center / Bridge Rockaway
Enter at 203 Newport Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212
RSVP: Please RSVP to gmdc@rubenstein.com
