St. Ann’s Warehouse Proposes Two-Theater Complex for Brooklyn’s Tobacco Warehouse
facility by H3 Hardy Collaborative Architecture
courtesy of St. Ann’s Warehouse
St. Ann’s Warehouse has been conditionally designated as the primary tenant of the Tobacco Warehouse, a Civil War-era structure located in the Empire Fulton Ferry section of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Water Street, by the board of directors of the Brooklyn Bridge Park. St. Ann’s has proposed that it will construct a flexible cultural space, designed by H3 Hardy Collaborative Architecture, within the structure for its programming.
The St. Ann’s Warehouse proposal includes two performance spaces, including one theater that could accommodate audiences ranging in size from 300 to 700 people and a smaller one that could accommodate a maximum of 125 people. In addition, the company proposes to leave the triangular section of the structure largely uncovered, served by a park concession and open for public use during park hours. The remainder of the proposed facility includes a lobby, public restrooms and performance support space.
The proposal will require further approvals, including a review by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. After this and other approvals are secured, a lease for the Tobacco Warehouse with St. Ann’s could be executed.
