Howard Hughes Corp. to Dedicate Seaport Studios

NEW YORK — It seems fitting that the future of fashion might be found in New York’s oldest neighborhood. Developer Howard Hughes Corp. in mid-June will dedicate a Seaport District building at the corner of Fulton and Front Streets to Seaport Studios, a 5,000-square-foot space on two levels as a showcase for a series of emerging designers. Howard Hughes’ master plan for the Seaport District includes open space, a proposed residential tower, a rooftop venue, a retail environment with premier fashion brands at Pier 17, restaurants and a food hall in the Fulton Market building and an iPic Cinema. All that’s still a year or two away, so Howard Hughes is giving shoppers a taste of its unconventional approach to retail with Seaport Studios. The interiors of Seaport Studios will be a nod to the area’s history of maritime trading, with boat-building materials and nautical ropes used as props. Envisioned as a mix of fashion, art, food and beverage, Seaport Studios will feature no less than two and no more than five up-and-coming designers and artists at one time, with designers rotating every two to three months, said Phillip St. Pierre, senior general manager of the Seaport District for Howard Hughes. “We want

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