STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS BUILDING Long Island City, NYC A landmark for innovation since 1919 SMP BUILDING
THE HOME OF INNOVATION The SMP Building was originally built in 1919 as the Karpen Furniture Factory. The building has been converted to the premier modern, multi-tenant commercial office building in Long Island City, and caters to a diverse range of businesses including technology, media, architectural, and entertainment companies and a growing artistic, intellectual community located one stop from Manhattan. Green Accolades Include Most Innovative Green Renovation Project for the Brooklyn Grange Farm atop the roof, as well as Energy Star Certification 02
EXPERIENCE THE BUILDING THE SMP BUILDING caters to a diverse range of businesses including technology, media, architectural, and entertainment companies in a unique, modern office environment with turn-of-the-century charm. Situated in the heart of LIC, the building features a one-of-a-kind, one acre farm atop the roof, newly renovated lobby which showcases local artist and retailers, with tenant amenities including a coffee bar, food café and wine shop. Main Lobby Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm Coffeed 03
DISCOVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUEENSBORO PLAZA QUEENS PLAZA COURT SQUARE 36 STREET SMP BUILDING NORTHERN BLVD GRAND CENTRAL PKWY LONG ISLAND EXPY BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPY 04
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT INCENTIVES Tenants moving to SMP are eligible for REAP, CEP, and ECSP programs. A 2001 NYC re-zoning initiative, allowing for substantial mixed-use development, spurred a development boom in Long Island City - this has resulted in high quality, low cost alternatives to Manhattan, and a growing 24/7 artistic and intellectual community located just fifteen minutes from Midtown Manhattan. CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT LIC is a culturally rich, post-industrial neighborhood with new residential development, reinvented historic commercial buildings, and a burgeoning 24/7 community surrounded by museums, art galleries, creative studios, parks, and an expanding array of restaurants and nightlife. TRANSPORTATION Six different nearby subway lines provide access to/from Midtown Manhattan in fifteen minutes or less. EXPANSION New infrastructure as part of the East Side Access project will serve approximately 162,000 customers a day, providing a faster and easier commute from Long Island City to Manhattan in a new 8-track terminal and concourse below Grand Central Terminal. NEW DEVELOPMENTS The recent $14M renovation of the SMP building has paralleled the positive macroeconomic changes occurring throughout the Long Island City market, benefited from huge public/private investment, resulting in a new live-work-play environment that continues to evolve. CONNECTIVITY Being located at the convergence of LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside and Brooklyn neighborhoods provides proximity to trendy and established residential communities, as well as commercial hubs and major transportation, including prominent highways and airports. ENTRAL PKWY ENS EXPY ACCESSIBILITY Being conveniently located near an evolving artistic and intellectual community has made LIC a natural commercial and residential extension of Midtown Manhattan. RETAIL COFFEED and Glassful are ground floor, retail storefronts that contribute to the tenant amenities including a coffee bar, food café, wine shop, rotating art exhibits and seasonal farm stand in the lobby for tenants and employees. PROGRESSION Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island is primed to position New York as a major tech hub in 2017, the two million SQFT complex will house approx. 2,000 full-time graduate students, focused on computer science, business and entrepreneurism. GROWTH LIC is brimming with new hotels, including The Paper Factory Hotel a converted factory, recently recreated a luxury accommodation located directly across the street from the SMP building. The drivers for this lodging development are similar to the residential boom, including excellent views, cheaper rates and rapid public transit into Manhattan. 05
BUILDING FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS BUILDING SIZE 7 floors including lower level at approximately 43,000 RSF per floor. YEAR BUILT 1919; Renovated 2010. Lobby Renovations early 2015. CEILING HEIGHTS 12 4 14 ceilings. WINDOWS Expansive windows of 8 6 x18 6 provide abundant light and sweeping views of Midtown & Downtown Manhattan. RENOVATIONS Recent $14 million dollar renovation include modernized lobby and elevators; energy efficient windows and light fixtures; new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life safety systems and façade improvements. ACCESS 24/7 Building Access and Security. ELEVATORS 2 passenger elevators provide transportation to all floors. 2 manual-operation freight elevators. 24/7 accessibility to all elevators. HVAC Tenants are responsible for providing and maintaining their air conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems. Most tenant spaces are cooled by small capacity, split DX system air conditioners, where the condensers exhaust through wall vents. Tenants can control their own climate and their units are separately sub-metered. HEATING Base building heat through a central oil-fueled steam boiler and associated distribution components. Tenants can turn individual radiators on or off. BATHROOMS All floors have two sets of ADA compliant men s and women s bathrooms. ELECTRICAL CAPACITY Three major switch rooms on site rated at 2,500 amps (2 panels) and 3,000 amps (1 panel) at 240/480 volts. Private submeters are used to track individual tenant power usage. Sub-power and lighting panels between 200 and 400 amps supply 120/208 volt power receptacles and lighting fixtures. 06
FLOOR 1 SUITE 120 25,830 RSF Northern Boulevard 39th Street
FLOOR 3 Suite 301 9,149 RSF Standard Lane / 37th Street
FLOOR 3 SUITE 310 1,774 RSF Northern Boulevard Office 1 Conference 1 Benching 12 Pantry 1 Copy/Print 1 Total Persons 13 Total RSF 1,774
FLOOR 3 SUITE 316 2,485 RSF Northern Boulevard Office 2 Conference 1 Benching 10 Waiting Area 1 Pantry 1 Copy/Print 1 Total Persons 16 Total RSF 2,485
FLOOR 5 SUITE 517 2,269 RSF Office 2 Benching 15 Waiting Area 1 Pantry 1 Copy/Print 1 Total Persons 17 Total RSF 2,269
INNOVATION STARTS HERE CONTACT Alexandra Budd 212 797 1330 ABudd@RXRrealty.com 37-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11101 smpbuilding.com SMP BUILDING 12