The “maker movement” has spawned countless crafting and repair spaces in recent years. So it was perhaps just a matter of time before it worked its way into the amenity offerings in New York City’s luxury housing market. Denizen Bushwick, a new rental development in Bushwick, Brooklyn, will have not only a wood shop and a darkroom, but labs for laser cutting, metalworking, printing and video production — all located in a vast subterranean co-working space that includes glass-fronted private studios so tenants can peek in on neighbors in the throes of artistic ferment. And if renters want to display or even sell their wares, there’s a gallery for that, on the lobby floor above. “We were inspired by the doers and makers in this neighborhood,” said architect Eran Chen, founder and executive director of ODA New York.

Source: New York Times August 24, 2018 13:30 UTC