Construction is finishing up on 13 42nd Street, a five-story building in the first phase of the 36-acre MADE Bush Terminal development in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Designed by nARCHITECTS and developed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the two-phase project involves the conversion of abandoned industrial buildings into new manufacturing and studio hubs, as well as the creation of public recreation space. MADE stands for Manufacturers, Artisans, Designers, and Entrepreneurs.
The first structure, known as Building A, will yield 140,000 square feet for innovative manufacturing and 30,000 square feet of indoor public gathering and event space. The complex will also include a park built on a former shipping pier stretching out into Bay Ridge Channel and five acres of landscaped public plazas. The project site is located along 1st Avenue between 41st and 43rd Streets.
Recent photos show the finished look of Building A’s restored brick façade and fenestration of new windows. The entrances have also been revamped to suit their modern manufacturing use.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Building A is connected to Building B by a skybridge enclosed with corrugated metal painted with colorful murals. Building B’s brick façade and window grid will be cleaned and renovated at a later date.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Directly to the southwest of Building A is Building C. This structure features a grid of wide arched windows on the upper levels and arched cutouts for the elevated loading berths facing the water. Building C will yield 155,000 square feet for manufacturing and light industrial uses and public amenity space.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Below are additional images of the outdoor public spaces. The plaza will soon receive new trees and shrubbery in garden beds between preserved sets of original railroad tracks and new stone pavers.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Crews were also seen preparing to pour concrete for the plaza around the southwest edge of the property. Nearby is a one-story structure for which the NYCEDC is set to release an RFP to redevelop. The adjacent two-story brick neighbor will eventually be demolished to make way for new parking space.
W Architecture & Landscape Architecture designed the greenery and plaza space across the entire campus.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Below are images of the pier that is in the process of being cleared and transformed into a new park. Renderings have yet to be revealed for this part of the project.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
The NYCEDC’s assets in Sunset Park are spread across approximately 200 acres. The corporation is working to advance the future of South Brooklyn’s waterfront and establish the area as an essential hub in Mayor Adams’ vision for the Harbor of the Future. Further development efforts include Made in New York (MiNY), a hub for clean tech innovation and manufacturing.
Due to Building A’s location in a floodplain, the EDC implemented infrastructure measures to enhance its flood resiliency, which are now critical components of the building’s design and operations. Key features include dry floodproofing with additional foundation elements, interior concrete liner walls, and exterior flood walls for use during major storms.
Nearby the development is the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Terminal Piers Park, and the NYC Ferry terminal at pier 4 to the southwest. Also in close proximity are the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, which is currently under construction, and the Industry City mixed-use office and retail complex to the northeast.
The closest subways from the complex are the D, N, R, and W trains at the 36th Street station to the east.
Building A is expected to create more than 165 permanent full-time jobs and generate $2.6 billion in economic impact over a 30-year period.
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The deterioration is being removed except for the brightest bridge now, I believe in the skills of design and transformation from MADE: Thanks to Michael Young.