Looking for art/events loft space in PH--any leads?

anonymous · September 2005

Trying to find a miracle of a space to create something amazing in an area I've grown to love (Prospect Heights). I want to run a local event space, one that would have good atmosphere and fun parties and art from local artists. No thumping techno, but great live music. Yoga and dance classes. I want to make my living room the community's arts center and a great location for private parties.

Looking for about 2000 sq ft at $1/sq ft or under, live/work, with a sympatehtic landlord who would understand what I'm trying to do and possibly give a break on the rent for the first 1-2 months to rebuild into something beautiful. Must have roof access or backyard, 2 exits a plus. Storefront w/apt above also possibility. Would prefer direct/no fee. This is the kind of space that revitalizes a neighborhood. Please help!

CL "wanted" ad: http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/hou/98359171.html

ltjbukem · September 2005

http://www.grandspace.com/home.html

pitu · September 2005

Grand Space is soooo great.
Living there would make me insane, but I'm glad they can deal with it.

On the opposite end of the spectrum there is that huge former bath house at Fourth Ave and President in the Slope. Missed opportunity...

good luck with your real estate

jack · September 2005

pitu wrote: On the opposite end of the spectrum there is that huge former bath house at Fourth Ave and President in the Slope. Missed opportunity...

That's the Brooklyn Lyceum. Quite possibly one of the largest and most squandered spaces in the general Brooklyn South area. It appears to be a former dot-com person's pet project.

But if someone who knew how to run it could run, it would be awesome.

Their official site is here.

The background on the place is outlined here. Basic "in a nutshell" quote is here.

Eric Richmond is the Maine-born "computer consultant/database person" who is in a public love affair with Brooklyn. From 1910 to 1937 the Brooklyn Lyceum Theatre building was a bathhouse with complete gymnasium facilities. Almost sixty years after that Eric bought it. Seven years after that he and the group of artists around him are celebrating their first full year of operation. Eric is the "owner of the building," a title he prefers to Artistic Director even though he makes most of the major artistic decisions. It took him "three years negotiating with, like, three different owners" to buy this old building at the bottom of Park Slope. Hold on. "This isn't really Park Slope," he points out, "it's Gowanus. You know the Gowanus Swamp is right over there."

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