Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Nydia Velázquez today announced the sale of Federal Building 2 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to the New York Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The sale paves the way for the 1.1 million square foot warehouse, which was owned by the federal government, to be redeveloped into a manufacturing center that will create an estimated 1,300 permanent industrial jobs and 400 construction jobs.  EDC announced in May that they had selected developer Salmar Properties to develop the building under a deed restriction that limits the majority of the property to industrial uses.

“Today’s successful sale marks a critical step in remaking what was a dormant property on Sunset Park’s waterfront into a manufacturing hub,” said Rep. Nadler. “This project will bring much-needed industrial jobs and economic development to Brooklyn’s waterfront, and I am very pleased that Congresswoman Velázquez and I were able to help make this a reality. I congratulate the General Services Administration and the City for seeing this sale through.”

Rep. Velázquez said, “The successful transfer of this building begins the process of job creation primarily through a large light manufacturing facility that can serve as a model for urban industrial renewal and community development.  Sunset Park, where the building sits, has a large diverse immigrant walk-to-work community where such opportunities are essential. This project will generate stable, good-paying industrial jobs critical to our city’s economic health.”

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