Harlem Biospace will open its second biotech incubator space in the Mink Building, a historic commercial property at 1361 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattanville. The new facility will provide 10,250 square feet of affordable laboratory space for early-stage small- and mid-sized life science companies.
The incubator is expected to accommodate around a dozen companies and up to 210 researchers. Facilities will include state-of-the-art centrifuges, biosafety cabinets, and biohazardous and chemical waste disposal.
The project also includes 11,000 square feet for anchor tenant Volastra Therapeutics, a New York-based drug discovery and therapeutics company researching novel approaches to cancer treatments.
“With this expansion, Harlem Biospace is positioning the community as a world-class destination for researchers and businesses in the life sciences industry,” governor Kathy Hochul said. “We are making Harlem a hub for scientific innovation, and my administration remains committed to supporting projects like this to bring the jobs of tomorrow to our great state.”
The Manhattanville Harlem Biospace project was recommended by the New York City Regional Economic Development Council and awarded a $1.5 million grant from Empire State Development.
The project team has not yet announced an anticipated opening date.
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It’s taken way too many years for this irreplaceable historic building to finally serve a function again, but it was clearly all worth it.
Sometimes when I see the word “biotech”, I read it as “biotch”. That’s it. I have nothing useful to add to this conversation.
So I’m assuming they’ll fix those awful grey areas with the modern off center windows?
Agree. I hope they restore.
This is great news. I think there are many buildings being repurposed in the old Manhattanville industrial area. I think a bunch of buildings previously Taystee factory are now biotech hubs.
The numbers don’t make sense. You can’t fit 210 researchers and a lot of equipment in 10,000 square feet.
This is great news. I think there are many buildings being repurposed in the old Manhattanville industrial area. I think a bunch of buildings previously Taystee factory are now biotech hubs.
Having spent 40 years working in a lab and even designing one, I would say that lots of utilities will be needed. These include very many electrical outlets, exhaust ducts to the roof for fume hoods, a vacuum system, and perhaps an acid drainage system with a neutralizing tank. Doors will need to be wider than normal or double. Also, a place where microscopy is done needs to be isolated from vibration.
I am fond of brick buildings and hope the metal cornice will be painted a better color. I never understood why black is favored for these as they originally attempted to imitate stone.
it didnt really work out around there as a hipster art gallery area, but this is much better as its useful jobs.