Industry City can host corporate conferences, company retreats, trade shows, holiday parties, brand activations and private gatherings, from about 150 guests in a meeting space to 1,200 standing in a factory hall or a courtyard. The campus covers 35 acres on the Brooklyn waterfront, at 220 36th Street in Sunset Park, and its own events team rents several spaces year round. Its past programming also lists weddings and Bar or Bat Mitzvahs.
Seminars and company events
For a company offsite, The Landing is the most practical choice. Its ground floor of 7,469 square feet holds 250 standing or 150 seated, with floor-to-ceiling windows, complimentary bar and lounge furniture, breakout spaces and 100 conference chairs. The lower level of 7,581 square feet holds 150 standing or 100 seated and is laid out for a large presentation and a breakout meeting of 20 to 30 people at the same time, with a boardroom and a catering kitchen.
For a larger conference or dinner, Five-Two-A holds 600 standing or 400 seated in 11,183 square feet. Its wrap-around windows overlook the water, the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline, and a drape track divides the room in two. It has a private suite with a bathroom and dressing room, dedicated WiFi and hardline jacks.
Trade shows and expos go to The Box Factory, a raw industrial floor of 18,810 square feet with ceilings up to 27 feet, a drive-in loading dock, rigging points and 23 restrooms. It holds 1,200 standing and opens onto a string-lit courtyard.
Weddings and receptions
The official events brochure names weddings among the events held on campus. Five-Two-A, with its private suite and water views, and Courtyard 3/4, which the brochure suggests for ceremonies or cocktails, are the spaces it points to for this use.
Rooms and capacities
Five-Two-A: 11,183 square feet, 600 standing, 400 seated.
The Landing: 250 standing and 150 seated on the ground floor; 150 standing and 100 seated on the lower level.
The Box Factory: 18,810 square feet, 1,200 standing, with extra space available.
Courtyard 1/2 and the Bandshell: 24,641 square feet with an outdoor stage, 1,200 standing, next to the food hall.
Courtyard 5/6: 8,707 square feet, 300 standing, linked by a staircase to Five-Two-A.
The Gallery, listed at 150 standing, and The Post Office, a former US post office converted into a white gallery of 13,974 square feet, suit exhibitions and pop-ups.
Catering
The campus has more than 35 places to eat and drink, including a food hall, breweries and distilleries. Several spaces have back-of-house areas with power and water, and The Landing has a catering kitchen, which suits an outside caterer. Furniture can be rented.
History and setting
Industry City began as Bush Terminal, founded by Irving T. Bush in the early 20th century as the first multi-tenant industrial complex of its kind in New York. A redevelopment that started in 2013 turned the dormant buildings into a campus of more than 700 companies, shops and restaurants.
Getting there
The 36th Street station on the D, N and R lines is one block away, one express stop from Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center. Buses B35, B37 and B70 stop nearby. By car, take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (I-278) to exit 23. A secure parking lot on 37th Street and 2nd Avenue serves the event spaces, and valet can be arranged.
