The city is searching for developers to build and operate the future Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
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The city is searching for an operator to develop and run the $100 million Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the massive project during his State of the City address in January, saying it would offer climate-focused laboratories and facilities, business development programs, and workforce training to help move the city into the “green economy.”
“The Climate Innovation Hub will further secure New York’s position at the center of the green economy revolution,” Adams said in a statement. “As we laid out in our State of the City address, we’re going to have 400,000 green economy jobs in New York by 2040, and we’re going to harness the tremendous economic potential of building a cleaner, greener city for our children.”
But first, they need contractors who can develop and build the facility.
According to the request for proposals, the city’s Economic Development Corporation — which is overseeing the project – is looking for organizations with “key expertise” in business incubator programs, real estate, laboratory operations, and research and development, as well as a financial investor.
Andrew Kimball, president and CEO of NYCEDC, said he was “thrilled” to release the RFP, and for all the project will bring.
“There is no better location for the Climate Innovation Hub than at the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, which will serve as a home for clean tech innovation and manufacturing, encourage climate innovation startups, all while training and positioning New Yorkers of all backgrounds to benefit from the nearly 400,000 projected ‘green-collar’ jobs in the City by 2040,” he said in a statement.
The RFP invites pitches with plans to create business growth programs, manufacturing facilities, pilot…
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