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In partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Design Trust released Making Midtown: A New Vision for a 21st Century Garment District in New York City on October 1, 2012.
A diverse crowd of fashion designers, manufacturers, urban planners, government officials and other District stakeholders gathered at the CFDA Fashion Incubator Space in the heart of the Garment District for the public release of our Making Midtown report on October 17, 2012.
We're here to celebrate a new model for a mixed-use urban neighborhood, Design Trust executive director Susan Chin told an audience of more than 60 at this morning's launch. "Making Midtown puts our city at the forefront of achieving a strong economic base while delivering a dynamic and vibrant district that produces cutting-edge design and fashion for New Yorkers and for the world.
This study presents the first unified vision for the future of the neighborhood as a creative district, one that calls for unlocking real estate value -- an incremental annual economic impact of $340 million -- while sustaining the manufacturing infrastructure that is the linchpin of New York's fashion industry.
Visit the Design Trust shop to purchase the report.