MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park is adding a new venture to its modern waterfront hub for innovation, small business, and cultural activity.
The New York City Economic Development Corporation has partnered with Public Service, the creative studio of Public Records, led by founders Shane Davis and Francis Harris, to open a state-of-the-art music and arts venue, slated to open in late 2026.
The 1,000-capacity venue will be located in Building A of the MADE’s 20-acre campus. Under NYCEDC’s leadership, Public Service will curate the year-around programming such as live music, large-scale art installations, and public and private event typologies that reflect the diversity and creativity of the Sunset Park community.
To ensure that the new space reflects MADE’s creative and cultural mission, the team is working with nArchitects (MADE’s project-wide architects), ARUP, and lighting artist collaborator Ben Kreukniet of BK Studio on the new venue.
“With the team behind Public Records, we are building on this momentum through a new dynamic music and arts venue that truly exemplifies MADE’s role in New York City’s future cultural landscape—a place where world-class design and local entrepreneurship come together to revitalize Sunset Park’s industrial waterfront and create a thriving ecosystem for creativity, innovation, and growth,” said EDC president and CEO Andrew Kimball in a statment.
Shane Davis, co-founder of Public Records, a multi-dimensional cultural space and platform located in the historic ASPCA headquarters in Gowanus, was “honored” to partner with NYCEDC and support its vision to build new cultural infrastructure in South Brooklyn.
“Our creative practice is particularly inspired by opportunities to re-envision and re-enliven historic spaces through design, hospitality, and artistic curation,” he said. “To do so in concert with a project dedicated to supporting the greater arts and production community in New York aligns perfectly with our organizational interests and aspirations.”
MADE Bush Terminal is part of NYCEDC’s broader “Harbor of the Future” initiative, which invests in the city’s working waterfronts. It currently features 14,000 square feet of modern manufacturing space, while 30,000 square feet are dedicated to cultural programming, and five acres to public parkland -last Aug., NYCEDC broke ground at Pier 6, which will be transformed into a five-acre recreational waterfront oasis for community residents and tenants of the MADE Bush Terminal campus. Future plans also include new food and beverage offerings, and a ferry landing—connecting Sunset Park to the rest of the city and offering unparalleled views of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
The new cultural venue is the next phase of NYCEDC’s MADE Bush Terminal redevelopment project, further establishing the site as a cultural destination while supporting job creation and emerging industries, community engagement, fostering community partnerships, and reinforcing the borough’s growth as an innovation hub.
Kimball that MADE Bush Terminal was redefining what a modern manufacturing and creative district can look like while breathing new life into a historic space.
Currently, NYCEDC has an open Request for Proposals (RFP) for an anchor food and beverage concession in the Café Building at MADE Bush Terminal. The perfect candidate to this RFP will oversee the development, operations and maintenance of a distinguished amenity for this emerging waterfront destination. Responses are due no later than January 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
