BNYDC Reveals A Request For Proposals To Redevelop Industrial Properties At Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) is seeking design and development partners to advance the transformation of its sprawling industrial complex. A request for proposals was circulated earlier this month and calls for initial conceptual designs for industrial and commercial properties at the waterfront convergence of Kent, Washington, and Railroad Avenues, near the northeastern edge of Brooklyn Navy Yard.
This specific parcel, the focus of the RFP, is referred to as the A3 site.
BNYDC has already partnered with WXY Architecture + Urban Design to identify its core design and operational goals. Today the corporation’s primary objective is to redevelop a large swath of existing properties into modern industrial and commercial buildings, as well as publicly accessible outdoor space, to help drive the creation of a true neighborhood. The corporation also estimates the plan could also create around 30,000 new jobs.
“Our master plan will further cement the Yard as a leader in New York City and across the country when it comes to providing the high-quality urban manufacturing jobs of the future,” said Lindsay Greene, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. “Businesses at the Yard promote high-skilled, high-wage jobs and diverse entrepreneurship, all while working toward solutions for our biggest economic challenges. We look forward to supporting that mission through this next phase of development.”
The deadline for companies to respond is November 3, 2023, with a mandatory pre-submission conference on October 10.
NEW YORK, NY—The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), is seeking proposals from experienced design firms to provide architectural and engineering services for the redevelopment of the 9th floor of Building 303 at the Navy Yard. BNYDC is seeking a dynamic design partner to provide high-quality space for tenants in deep tech sectors, like life sciences and green economy, adding to BNYDC’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem and building on NYCEDC and the City’s wider efforts to support job creation and innovation. A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued.
Since the mid-2000s, Brooklyn Navy Yard has undergone significant growth, fueled by the renovation of many of the site’s historic buildings. Initially intended for a single office user, the 9th floor of Building 303 is the last remaining industrial space to fit out in this complex. BNYDC secured funding from NYCEDC in 2024 to subdivide and build out the current space for BNYDC to lease it to companies that are in need of small and medium sized suites and that are primed to advance efforts to grow New York City’s deep tech sectors.
The project entails subdividing the entire floor into eight white-box suites, the fit-out of one office space, one specialized R&D suite designed to accommodate either a med-tech/device/life sciences wet lab or an advanced manufacturing clean room, and a shared amenities area. BNYDC and NYCEDC encourage Locally Based Enterprises (LBEs) and Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBEs) to respond to the RFP, as well as to participate as subconsultants. Each respondent must indicate in its proposal whether it, or any proposed subconsultants, qualifies as an LBE or MWBE.