Governors Island. Photo by Trey Pentecost
The Trust for Governors Island announced four new tenants are taking space in the Island’s historic district. Billion Oyster Project, Shandaken Projects, the Institute for Public Architecture and Beam Center were designated as tenants following a public RFP process seeking artistic, cultural, environmental and educational tenants released in March 2020. Tenants announced will occupy three buildings in the historic Nolan Park area of Governors Island on a year-round basis.
The announcement represents a key milestone as part of the Trust’s ongoing strategy and vision to reactivate the Island’s nearly 1.3M SF of historic buildings, and an important step in moving towards making the Island a year-round public destination with expanded educational, non-profit and commercial tenancies. Joining a community of year-round tenants including the…