Brooklyn seems to becoming the next hub for NYC fashion. Today New York City officials announced a $3.5M investment in a new incubator facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn named the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech. The 160,000 soft facility will focus on fashion, wearable tech, and manufacturing. Last month Pratt Institute announced a similar but smaller space in South Williamsburg, designed to focus mainly on fashion. The newly announced Manufacturing Innovation Hub will feature a research and development center, workforce-development center, and an incubator space with studios, conference rooms, storage, and work space. The feature point of the facility is a 110,000 sqft space for for job-intensive active manufacturing use. Work is slated to begin on the space by February 2015 and last 9 months. The active manufacturing space will take around 18 months to build-out. Ole Sondresen Architect, who has designed spaces for Kickstarter and Etsy, is overseeing the project. When complete, the space is expected to house 20 to 30 companies and 50 designers.
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