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Moving to an office, retail, or industrial space is an important step in scaling your small business. See below for a list of resources and organizations that provide community support, industrial facilities,
food and retail-oriented spaces and co-working offices for small businesses.
community support

Local Listings and Community Support

New York Economic Development Corporation 

Find space in an NYCEDC-managed property, which offers tenants lower rents, long-term leases, lower energy costs.

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WE NYC

WE NYC maintains an extensive, searchable list of workplaces suitable for small businesses.

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Long Island City Partnership

Find available listings for sale or lease in Long Island City

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Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation

The SBIDC has helped industrial employers thrive and residents build careers. They serve the working waterfront neighborhoods of Sunset Park, Red Hook, and Gowanus.

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Industrial/ Manufacturing Spaces

Brooklyn Army Terminal

BAT offers its manufacturing tenants valuable advantages, from proximity to transit and logistics, to secure, long-term, affordable leases and a range of amenities.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation

The BNYDC is an industrial park dedicated to the manufacturing industry in Brooklyn. The Yard's tenants range from a dynamic ecosystem of manufacturers, innovators, and artists.

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NYC Industrial Business Zones

Industrial Business Zones (IBZs) are geographic areas that serve as safe havens for manufacturing and industrial firms.

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Food and Retail-oriented Spaces

Lower Manhattan - Available Restaurant Spaces

The Downtown Alliance maintains a list of vacant storefronts in Lower Manhattan that used to have restaurant occupants and thus already have kitchens and other features needed for restaurant use.

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Entrepreneur Space (Queens) 

This organization provides commercial kitchen, offices and classrooms for rent to small businesses and startups.

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Urbanspace Union Square

The 10,000 sq. foot venue is curating a lineup of chefs, food entrepreneurs, and new restaurant concepts. At least 25% of the Food Hall will be reserved for use by entrepreneurs or start-ups operating for less than four years.

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Institute of Culinary Education

This organization maintains an extensive list of shared, industrial kitchens and food incubators that offer affordable rates to up-and-coming chefs.

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Essex Market

Essex Market is a food market with independent vendors at the intersection of Essex Street and Delancey Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

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Flatbush Central

A market that serves as a micro-entrepreneurship incubator and is home to 30+ Caribbean, West African, and Central American retailers and food vendors 

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Moore Street Market

This dining and retail-oriented Market is located in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

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La Marqueta (East Harlem)

La Marqueta in East Harlem features an incubator kitchen for food entrepreneurs.

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Hot Bread Kitchen (Subleasing)

Hot Bread Kitchen offers commercial kitchen rental at sliding-scale rates and support in recipe development, product marketing and business scale-up.

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FAB NYC Arts Market on Avenue B

The market features art and personally handmade goods (though not food) and happens two Saturdays each month starting July 23rd.

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Co-Working Spaces

Private offices, shared office space and conference rooms for monthly and long-term rental.

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LMHQ

LMHQ is a non-profit space created by the Downtown Alliance in order to provide meeting, event, and office spaces for small business.

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Shopify NY

Shopify's entrepreneur space in SoHo has photo and podcast studios available to rent as well as free events, networking opportunities, workshops, and in-person Shopify support.

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WeWork

WeWork offers a one-month free trial for new members.

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NY Designs

NY Designs is a business incubator offering networking opportunities and affordable studio spaces to entrepreneurs working in the design and hardware tech industries.

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Bronx Technology Business Incubator 

A workspace for technology freelancers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. They offer both shared and private work spaces at an affordable rate. 

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Greendesk

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Industrious

co-working space
food/retail space
industrial / manufacturing

We know choosing, financing, and otherwise expanding to a new space can be challenging. The Pace University SBDC is here to help. Contact us to schedule a no-cost, one-on-one business counseling session.

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