Friday, April 22, 2011

New Red Hook home for Dustin Yellin's gallery?

We've always loved this gorgeous warehouse building on the corner of Pioneer and Conover, one of the many neighborhood facilities owned by Time Moving and Storage. It's been on the market for a while, and we have had our fingers crossed that it will find a new owner who respects its incredible bones. Looks like it has. An employee paused his skid loader this morning to confirm local rumor that "the guy over there" - artist and Kidd-Yellin gallery co-owner Dustin Yellin - is buying the building.

This is great news for the neighborhood. Yellin and Charlotte Kidd transformed their current digs from "a mix between a crack den and an abandoned garage" into a spectacular gallery and studio space. They have been generous with the neighborhood, too - hosting the annual Taste of Red Hook benefit for RHI.

What will he do with this 27,000sf brick building - and its 20,000sf of parking? What would you do? Share your ideas below.

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