The Sunset Park area, home of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, has had a long tradition of being home to manufacturing and industry.
When Jacques Torres Chocolate moves production in the Brooklyn Army Terminal later this year, it will join a growing number of fellow retailers, manufacturers and artists.
Read about Sunset Park’s “Booming Artisanal Economy” here.
Moving his production facilities into the Brooklyn Army Terminal provides Jacques with much more space to produce his products efficiently. And for him, a plus is that the site is located on the Brooklyn waterfront, with georgous views of the harbor, Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
You can see the full NY1 news story here and hear what Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz thinks of Jacques’ production expansion.
Jacques has found an ideal location in which to combine his two current production facilities and expand. Not to worry, it’s still in New York City!
Later this year, the football field sized chocolate factory will begin operations in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
The New York Daily News previews some of Jacques’ plans in their article here.
The Commerical Observer reports on the announcement of Jacques’ signing a lease for 39,500 square feet of space in the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. It will be the future site of Jacques’ expanded chocolate production.
Read the column here.
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