Williamsburg wannabe Ridgewood gets a creative hub; Ikea’s new furniture is tool-free
- Ridgewoood’s the Box Factory, a new hub for retail, dining, and creative office space, hopes to lure tenants from Manhattan and Williamsburg. [Curbed]
- In 2016, one-bedroom rents in NYC rose the most in the South Bronx. [NYT]
- Attend a panel discussion on Tribeca’s windowless AT&T building, thought to be an NSA surveillance site. [Swiss Institute]
- Ikea’s new furniture system uses wood dowels that snap together in minutes. [dezeen]
Images: The Box Factory via Fogarty Finger (L); via Ikea (R)