Celebrity
March 17, 2008
40 Acres Former HQ Now For Sale
A couple of weeks ago we reported that 40 Acres and a Mule, Spike Lee's production company, had moved out of its Fort Greene headquarters of the past 22 years. Now, it turns out, the owner has put the three-story former firehouse on the market for a staggering $6,000,000. We realize the place has the fame factor going for it, but you'd have to be pretty star-struck to shell out $1,000 a foot for something that doesn't even have much interior charm going for it and is across the street from the hospital entrance. The aggressive asking price also kinda makes you wonder wonder whether Spike decided to leave or was forced to.
124 Dekalb Avenue [Citi Habitats] GMAP
Spike Pulls Plug on Dekalb HQ [Brownstoner]
Spike's Gone But 40 Acres and a Mule Lingers On [Brownstoner
March 6, 2008
Spike Pulls Plug on Dekalb HQ
It's official: Spike Lee has moved his 40 Acres and a Mule production company out of its long-time headquarters at 124 Dekalb Avenue. A reader noticed movers coming and going last week and the drive-by this morning confirmed that the company's big red flag had been taken down. A call to 40 Acres a few minutes ago revealed that the company has consolidated its activities into one location. And, luckily, it's not on the Upper East Side, where Lee decamped several years ago with his family. It's just a block away at 76 South Elliott Place.
Spike's Gone But 40 Acres and a Mule Lingers On [Brownstoner] GMAP