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Last night the arts group Light Industry hosted its weekly film series in Sunset Park. Part of the focus of the program, curated by Ben Coonley and Michael Smith, was on the physical space where Light Industry happens, described as follows: “On the hottest day of the summer, Ben Coonley and Michael Smith planted a tripod-mounted camcorder in the center of the Light Industry loft space and made several dozen 360-degree pans to catalogue every square inch of the walls, windows, pipes, ceiling elements, furniture, fans, A/V equipment and miscellaneous debris in the room. They found hidden miniature treasures…” As shown above, Industry City, the 6-million-square-foot industrial complex that’s home to the film series, is full of transparently outsized treasures, from gorgeous views to unused loft space. Some of those spaces are in the process of being renovated and rented to artists and other creative professionals.
Light Industry [Site]
Part of Sunset Park Complex Transforming Into Film Space [Brownstoner] GMAP


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  1. light industrial. furniture studio.

    I hope that people who run loud machines and who need 3 phase power hookups, freight elevators, and tall ceilings to operate, won’t eventually be squeezed out.

  2. I work nearby in a similar building. I hope they’re not charging the “artists and creative professionals” too much more rent than the other tenants. Last year we signed a 5 year lease for less than a dollar a square foot. Generally, I’ve noticed that the smaller the subdivided space, the more you end up paying per square foot. So if anyone is looking for studio space it works out to be way cheaper to get as much space as you can afford and share it or sublet part.