BDG Hosts First-Ever Winter Market at Bulova Center

The Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG) hosted the first-ever Pop-Up Winter Market in late December at the Bulova Corporate Center Atrium located at 75-20 Astoria Blvd in East Elmhurst, New York.

Local small businesses from Queens had the opportunity to market their goods and services at the Bulova Corporate Center Atrium located on the main floor.

“The Market which is the first-ever hosted by the Blumenfeld Development Group, was intended to provide the small businesses in the area another venue to help market themselves,” said Brad Blumenfeld, Vice President, Blumenfeld Development Group.

Blumenfeld added, “We are always looking for ways to add value for our tenants and at the same time be a resource for neighboring businesses and would like to thank the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Queens Economic Development Corporation for their support in this endeavor .”

The Blumenfeld Development Group worked closely with MiQ (formerly Made in Queens) which is a curated collection of locally made, quality products that are sold online, in select locations, and at pop-up shops. http://www.madeinqueens.nyc/.

"Queens has some of the best products around, but getting in front of the customers you need is tough anywhere" said Michael Gillen, Director of MiQ. "That's why we're so happy to have had this opportunity to showcase what Queens has to offer. Bulova Corporate Center and Blumenfeld Development Group really stepped in to make this a reality."

Businesses who participated included

Michele Benjamin, LLC

Hooks and Luxe

Queens Museum

R+D

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Sandra Smith, LLC

“It was a pleasure to show Michele Benjamin jewelry at the beautiful Bulova Corporate Center,” exclaimed Michele Benjamin. “Big business is Made in Queens, and opportunities await as demonstrated by the Blumenfeld Development Group’s commitment to the Queens community and small business owners.”

“It was a very clean and cozy space,” mentioned Ryoko, Hooks and Luxe. “There are not many markets in this area, so it was nice to have one like this and I greatly appreciated this opportunity.”

“It was great to be in a building with such a wide variety of companies and positioned right by the café and next to the parking lot entrance which allowed for high foot traffic,” expressed Natalia Zamparini "I loved being able to bring and share my art directly with many Queens residents in the Bulova Corporate Center.”

“To be welcomed into a bustling office building before Christmas allowed not only for hundreds of employees to have an easy setting to shop local for the holidays, but also afforded us the opportunity to share everything that goes into creating our businesses and unique products,” said Rebekah of R Plus Designs. “Queens is an area rich with makers and artisans; it's always appreciated for that to be celebrated by larger corporations and businesses and I can’t thank the Blumenfeld Development Group and Bulova Corporate Center enough for the opportunity.”

About Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG)

Blumenfeld Development Group is a full service real estate development firm with a diverse portfolio in the New York metropolitan region. BDG develops all asset types and currently controls over five million square feet of real estate. BDG services include leasing, acquisitions, property management, construction, land use, architecture, engineering and design. BDG not only supports a host of charitable based initiatives, but regularly invests in the local communities in which it develops. With a primary focus on the New York City region, it redevelops obsolete, abandoned properties into viable projects that create job growth, investment, and new opportunities for residents in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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