"Brooklyn's most Instagrammed dance floor might be headed for the wrecking ball-but not tomorrow. Avant Gardner, the parent company of the East Williamsburg complex that includes the Brooklyn Mirage, filed a demolition permit on October 10 seeking to take down about 32,000 square feet of structures at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. The filing was first spotted by The Real Deal and confirmed by Curbed."
"The Department of Buildings laid out why the reboot never opened: The build failed to qualify as a "temporary structure," faced questions on wind and seismic resilience and lacked required sprinklers. DOB commissioner Jimmy Oddo didn't mince words about the redesign. "From its questionable footing to the large truss at its zenith, from its cantilevered mezzanines to its exterior walls, it was potentially unsteady, combustible, illegal and no place to put 6,000 people," Oddo said. (Yes, that's verbatim.)"
Avant Gardner filed a demolition permit on October 10 to remove about 32,000 square feet of structures at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. The permit application requires city approvals and is not an immediate authorization. Avant Gardner entered Chapter 11 after a stalled $30 million redesign, a canceled May reopening, and an August bankruptcy listing more than $155 million owed to creditors. The Department of Buildings concluded the redesign did not qualify as a "temporary structure," raised wind and seismic resilience concerns, and noted missing required sprinklers. A potential asset sale to a lender affiliate is under consideration while indoor venues remain open.
Read at Time Out New York
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