As New York City’s third largest business district, Downtown Brooklyn has all of the assets of a major downtown including:
- 100,000 employees in over 17 million square feet of office space, with over 7 million square feet of class A space.
- Major corporate tenants including National Grid, Bank of New York Mellon, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Robert Half, Goldman Sachs, Motorola, Northrop Grumman, and Hyrian.
- Several national companies and non-profits that are relocating to Downtown Brooklyn in 2008, including El Diario La Prensa, Weil Gotshal & Manges, AIG, and the Ms. Foundation for Women.
- Numerous creatively driven businesses located in Downtown, including Etsy, Interboro Partners, The Metropolitan Exchange, and Terreform1.
- 150,000 shoppers daily.
- 35,000 students in 7 colleges and universities.
- 14 subway lines, 16 bus lines and the Long Island Rail Road.
- A cultural district home to over 40 arts groups that draw over 500,000 visitors annually.
- Three Business Improvement Districts that provide sanitation, safety and other critical services to the area.
Downtown Brooklyn is a great place to do business, whether you are part of a large corporation, non-profit, or small business. To learn more about incentive programs and useful resources, explore our website or contact Roger Fortune, Vice President of Real Estate at rfortune@dbpartnership.org.