Rivian Automotive Inc., the electrical truck startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Amazon.com Inc., has signed a lease in Brooklyn for its first New York Metropolis retail retailer.
California-based Rivian is opening a New York flagship in Williamsburg, in keeping with an announcement Monday. The lease at 360 Wythe Ave. spans greater than 12,000 sq. ft and shall be a showroom for electrical autos.
Williamsburg’s retail corridors have stayed busy throughout the pandemic, and the realm’s “comparatively younger, comparatively rich” residents had been additionally a part of the attract for Rivian, stated Ken Copeland, companion and chief funding officer at Flank, the developer of 360 Wythe.