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Garment District Real Estate
About The Garment District in NYC
The Garment District is a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan,
located between Fifth and Ninth Avenues from 34th to 42nd Street. It
has been known since the early 20th century as the center for fashion
design and manufacturing in the United States.
The Garment District is the fashion center of New York City. Approximately
one square mile in area, the district is bordered by the Javits Convention
Center at the extreme west, the New York General Post Office, Penn Station,
and Madison Square Garden in the center, and the Empire State Building
in the east. The neighborhood is home to the warehouses and workshops
of the fashion industry.
A large proportion of buildings in the Garment District is commerical
and light industrial. The area is home to one of the biggest department
stores in the country (Macy's), a gigantic sound and video professional
store (B&H), General Post Office, not to mention humongous Jacob
K. Javits Convention Center, Penn Station, and Madison Square Garden
Center.
On February 14, 2007 Planning Commission Chairman Amanda Burden announced
that the city would soon unveil its plans for easing zoning rules in
the Garment Center that would allow landlords to convert long-standing
manufacturing space into Class B and Class C offices. The proposed rezoning
would cover an area extending from Broadway to Ninth Avenue and between
Times Square and Penn Station.
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New York Garment Center Real Estate Guide
Locale Subway
6th Avenue Lines - A, C, E / B, D, F, V/ 1, 2, 3, 9 / N, R, Q, W
Post Office
The General Post Office, 33rd Street & Eight Avenue
Police Precinct
NYPD Midtown South Precinct, 357 West 35th Street, New York, NY, 10001
(212) 239-9811
Garment District Landmarks and History
New York first assumed its role as the center of the nation's garment
industry by producing clothes for slaves working on Southern plantations.
It was more efficient for their masters to buy clothes from producers
in New York than to have the slaves spend time and labor making the
clothing themselves. In addition to supplying clothing for slaves, tailors
produced other ready-made garments for sailors and western prospectors
during slack periods in their regular business.
Prior to the mid-nineteenth century, the majority of Americans either
made their own clothing, or if they were wealthy, purchased "tailor-made"
customized clothing. By the 1820s, however, an increasing number of
ready-made garments of a higher quality were being produced for a broader
market.
Manufacturing in the state of New York, and in New York City in particular,
faded in the late 20th century. This has been exemplified by the decline
of the Garment District. The district lost well over a thousand factory
jobs per year, and men pushing racks of garments from one workshop to
another ceased to crowd the streets. Factories and showrooms are increasingly
becoming condo apartments and retail.
Features and Sites of Interest
The Fashion Walk of Fame - the only permanent landmark dedicated
to American fashion
Needle threading a button - at the Fashion Center Business Improvement
District's Information Kiosk
Statue of Ralph Kramden in his bus driver's uniform - outside
the Port Authority building
Greenwich Bank Building
General Post Office
