BNYDC appoints Ehrenberg as president and CEO

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. (BNYDC) revealed that David Ehrenberg, currently executive vice president at New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC), has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the not-for-profit that manages the 300-acre, city-owned industrial park. While at NYCEDC, Ehrenberg played an integral role in fulfilling the Bloomberg Administration's five borough economic development strategy. The Brooklyn Navy Yard has emerged as the national model of urban manufacturing, having benefitted from $250 million in public investment that spurred some $750 million in private investment. Ehrenberg and his team will oversee the development of more than one million s/f of new industrial space within the Yard, upgrading the Yard's infrastructure in addition to leasing and promoting local economic development through the Yard's employment programs. "I am pleased to welcome David Ehrenberg to the Navy Yard's helm," said mayor Michael Bloomberg.