The New York dance scene has taken one other blow. The Brooklyn Mirage has been scheduled to be demolished, based on allow filings made with New York Metropolis’s Division of Buildings on October 10. As soon as the crown jewel of the town, the Mirage stood as the most effective venue for dance music. After not opening the entire summer season because of structural issues, they filed for chapter. Now, as many had suspected for months, your entire construction will likely be demolished with out ever opening its doorways.
The demolition allow appears to be like to demolish 32,000 sq ft of construction and can value roughly $1.5million, not a small invoice for a bankrupt firm with a whole lot of sad collectors. What’s extra, there isn’t a timeline for when this demolition will happen or when will probably be accomplished.
The Mirage has been closed since 2024, following a last-minute cancellation of its 2025 season because of unresolved allowing points. They tried to renovate the venue; nonetheless, it didn’t go as deliberate. Avant Gardner, the venue’s father or mother, beforehand indicated hopes to revive the house in 2026 and past. This demolition proposal comes shortly after Avant Gardner filed for Chapter 11 chapter, citing liabilities of as much as $500 million towards property of underneath $100 million. In the meantime, two different venues on the property—the Nice Corridor and Kings Corridor—are nonetheless working.
Now hypothesis mounts as as to if there’ll ever be one other Brooklyn Mirage in that house. The corporate, now led by Gary Richards (Destructo), has promised to return in 2026.
