Brooklyn Tech Campus Lands Two New Robotics Tenants
The new additions join a large roster of other tech-focused firms.
Kent Brockman, the deep-voiced TV news anchor on “The Simpsons,” might have been inspired to say, “Brooklyn welcomes our new robot overlords” at the news on Tuesday.
Brooklyn’s Industry City, a 35-acre mixed-use innovation campus on the Sunset Park waterfront, has signed two new leases totaling 10,000 square feet, with robotics and hard-tech companies Möbius Industries and Alquist Robotics joining the property. Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon & Co. are the owners of the site.
Möbius Industries is relocating from Cambridge, Mass., to an office and lab space at Industry City. The startup is focused on developing next-generation systems designed to modernize recycling infrastructure and rethink how resources are recovered, processed and reused. The company chose Industry City for its ability to combine traditional office space with lab capabilities, while providing ample amenities, Zarba said.
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Alquist Robotics took a new 3,000-square-foot lease as part of its relocation from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Industry City. Founded by an MIT alumnus and a former Apple machine learning engineer, the company is focused on next-generation automation technologies for retail stores.
Industry City is already home to a roster of robotics and engineering-focused companies, including Cohesive Robotics, which works with companies like NVIDIA to create AI-enabled robots capable of modernizing manufacturing through integrated robotic arms and advanced software systems, and Ultra Robotics, which builds AI-native robots that automate repetitive warehouse tasks like order packaging and sorting for e-commerce operations.
The campus totals about 5.8 million square feet and currently houses more than 700 tenants, which enjoy amenities like ample outdoor space, on-site fitness facilities, and live events and programming. To date, Industry City’s transformation from a century-old marine terminal has included over $450 million of infrastructure investments and other improvements.
CBRE Senior Associate Kyle Zarba and First Vice President Conor Krup represented Möbius Industries and Alquist Robotics. Industry City Senior Vice President of Leasing Jeff Fein and Vice President Matt Stewart represented ownership.
An affordable NYC tech hub
An April national report from CoworkingCafe states that two reasons why Brooklyn is a coworking hotspot are its strong tech ecosystem and greater affordability compared to Manhattan.
Williamsburg-Greenpoint and DUMBO–Vinegar Hill were highlighted as having exceptionally high amounts of coworking space, offering more than 978,000 square feet between them, according to the report.
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