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8 THE QUEENS COURIER • JANUARY 12, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Photo courtesy of Costar Group Several well-known food retailers will move into The Factory in Long Island City. Two Boots Pizzeria, Vanessa’s Dumplings and more coming to LIC building The Factory BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com @AngelaMatua Taking a page from Chelsea Market, Th e Factory, a commercial warehouse in Long Island City, will be the home of several established food tenants. Located at 30-30 47th Ave., the 10-story building was previously a warehouse for Macy’s. In 2012, Jamestown purchased the building and has led a renovation and leasing plan that has attracted retailers with a large presence in other boroughs. Ralph Lauren, Madewell and Gwynnie Bee have all moved in. According to Jay Fehskens, the senior asset manager for the property, the owners have admired the old Chelsea Market model, when retailers would set up a production facility and incorporate a retail space into the building. “What we’ve been doing at Th e Factory is bringing a lot of retail that’s extremely under-served in Queens and were bringing in brands that have strong presence in Manhattan and Brooklyn,” he said. Two Boots Pizza will run a production facility and its world headquarters in the Long Island City space and will also have the capacity to facilitate quick orders and sell its pizza from Th e Factory location. Vanessa’s Dumplings, which has locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, will also move its wholesale production facility at Th e Factory. Customers will also be able to pick up food items from the 47th Avenue location. Lastly, Papillon will open a regional baking operation and a retail component where customers could purchase salads, soups and sandwiches. Fehskens said the area has dramatically changed in the last few years, ushering in a younger workforce. “Instead of being a quiet back offi ce location its really becoming populated by a younger generation,” he said. Owners have also off ered amenity packages to draw retailers in. Since July, the Breakroom @ Th e Factory has off ered a rotating supply of food trucks that tenants can choose from, and employees have the option to vote for their favorite off erings. COFFEED, a chain of coff ee shops that originated in Long Island City, also has a presence at Th e Factory. Th e three retailers will move in between February and April. Once they do, the internal lobby will open up to the public, who will be able to purchase the food items. Fehskens said he hopes to mimic the time at Chelsea Market when “you could see the bread being made and smell it. Th at way you have the full experience throughout the lobby.” In the next 12 months, the building will also welcome a fi tness center and an establishment to purchase drinks aft er dinner. Th e building also includes bike storage, “which is a great factor for the overall neighborhood in reducing car traffi c,” he said. To fi nd out more about Th e Factory, visit thefactorylic.com. HAPPY NEW YEAR COME IN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIALS 1/31/17 1/31/17 1/31/17 1/31/17 1/31/17


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