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- Youngwoo Pier57We've been following the progress of this massive <a href="http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/" target="_blank">shipping container mall</a> proposed for Pier 57 for quite some time now, and this week, the project came one step closer to fruition with <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/09/city_council_approves_incuboxes_and_more_for_pier_57.php">the approval of the City Council</a>. Developed by <a href="http://www.iyoungwoo.com/" target="_blank">Youngwoo & Associates</a> and designed by <a href="http://www.lot-ek.com/" target="_blank">LOT-EK</a>, the mall is part of a larger renovation and redevelopment project that seeks to re-enliven the area around the waterfront as a retail and tourist destination.1
- Youngwoo Pier57Starting in April, sixty <a href="http://inhabitat.com/fly-house-a-fantastic-shipping-container-bed-and-breakfast-in-mallorca/" target="_blank">shipping container shops</a> will open their doors in on the former shipping industry pier, under the unified name “Incubox”.2
- Youngwoo Pier57For the first two years of operation (basically until the entire pier makeover is complete), retailers can rent a shipping container-store for $3,000 a month, which includes electricity hook ups and open ended fronts.3
- Youngwoo Pier57After the rest of the project is finished, the rent will be bumped up to almost twice as much- at $5,500.4
- Youngwoo Pier57The entire project will take up 240,000 square feet of gorgeous waterfront amenities, including retail stores that aren’t of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/king-county-parks-and-hybrid-architecture-unveil-upcycled-shipping-container-camper/" target="_blank">shipping container</a> variety.5
- Youngwoo Pier57The developer has said that some stores may be 50,000 feet, and join a slew of restaurants, an amphitheater for the <a href="http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/" target="_blank">Tribeca Film Festival</a>, green space and an observation deck to look out to sea- or at New Jersey.6
- Youngwoo Pier57Aside from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/launchpad-shipping-container-computer-labs-let-south-african-students-communicate-with-mentors/" target="_blank">recycling shipping containers</a>, the new Pier 57 will also repurpose old airplane fuselages, which will become columns, food kiosks and performance spaces that will be spaced around an open air public market.7