Work in Progress at Christie's Red Hook Warehouse

The back of the building

A couple of months ago a Christie's spokesman told the Times that the auction company intends to have its storage facility on Imlay Street in Red Hook tricked out by January, and if that's to be the case the crew on the project sure has its work cut out. Per the pics above, the building is in the process of being gutted. Looks like a massive undertaking!
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did they brick up all the windows? How strange.

Posted by: Minard Lafever at October 23, 2009 10:52 AM

I'm not sure, but i think the windows were already bricked up. But either way, not so strange. They are going to be using it as an art storage facility. The #1 enemy of most artwork is exposure to natural sunlight.

Posted by: bkre at October 23, 2009 11:02 AM

The building that Christies is leasing doesn't have windows - it's 162 Imlay. Its "twin", sitting South of it, is 160 Imlay - it's the one that had "windows" knocked out before work ground to a halt with the law suits about zoning, etc, before it was finally resolved in court, 5 years later, around October, 2008, and the residential variance was restored (though it still sits dormant, cloaked in that black material).

Posted by: AA at October 23, 2009 11:19 AM

A giant mausoleum is what it looks like.
Windows would come in handy for the human beings going in there or wprking in there. I assume the art is stored or crated; it's not like they would be hanging it on the walls by the windows. But I suppose a sealed environement is more secure and easier to control the temp and humidity. Too bad they could not figure out a less drastic way to meet their needs.

Posted by: Minard Lafever at October 23, 2009 11:27 AM

The climate controls for art storage facilities has t o be very precise. Temperature, humidity, pollution and light are the primary concerns, especially when you are protecting millions of dollars worth of art. And then there is security as well.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 23, 2009 11:51 AM

Yawn...why is this newsworthy? Cause it's in Red Hook or cause it's where Matt Damon was shooting the other day?

Posted by: mare at October 23, 2009 1:00 PM

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October 23, 2009

Work in Progress at Christie's Red Hook Warehouse

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