MPB, the platform to buy, sell, and trade used photography and videography equipment, has announced the expansion of its New York City headquarters by more than double at Industry City (IC), the 6 million-square-foot innovation campus located on the Sunset Park, Brooklyn waterfront.
MPB is headquartered in the creative communities of Brooklyn, Brighton and Berlin. The platform brings access and affordability to visual storytellers around the world, with used cameras, lenses and accessories from MPB costing an average of 30% less than new. Today’s announcement follows a $70 million Series D fundraising round for MPB, along with key executive appointments and new hires.
“When we chose Industry City for our North American headquarters, we had no idea that we’d grow out of the space just two years in,” says MPB CEO and Founder Matt Barker. “The content creation market continues to skyrocket, along with demand for used photo and video equipment. This expansion allows us to provide even more visual storytellers with the platform they need to buy, sell and trade the gear to do their work. Doubling in size from 19,000 to 44,000 square feet is an amazing milestone for the company and a much-needed upgrade for our growing staff. IC promised there was plenty of room for us to scale the business here, and we’re excited to start this new chapter on campus.”
Designed by Rise Architecture, MPB’s expanded space is newly located in Building 7 of Industry City with views of the Brooklyn waterfront. The expansion houses revamped office and warehouse spaces to accommodate a growing employee base that includes trained product experts and seasoned photographers and videographers. The headquarters will also feature a new in-house production studio for photo, video, and podcast content, along with an events space.
Industry City is home to nearly 80 tenants in the media and production industry, including production giant AbelCine, with whom MPB collaborated for the buildout of its new production space; content studios for Moda Operandi, a luxury e-commerce site; Buck Media, a global creative company that sits at the intersection of media, art, design and technology and The Garage, a robotic video content studio specializing in food and beverage advertisements for household names like Coca-Cola, Hershey’s and Heinz.
