Brooklyn Mirage reportedly faces part-demolition following bankruptcy turmoil
The Williamsburg venue’s parent company filed for bankruptcy in August with over $150m in funded debt obligations
Following a turbulent year for East Williamsburg venue Brooklyn Mirage, the building’s owners are now looking to demolish part of the 80,000 sq. ft club.
According to The Real Deal, the parent company of Brooklyn Mirage – which is part of wider venue complex Avant Gardner – have filed for a demolition permit to remove a 32,000 sq. ft area of the club.
TRD reports that the demolition is estimated to cost around $1.5 million, and comes just months after the venue’s owners filed for bankruptcy with over $150 million in funded debt obligations.
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Brooklyn Mirage has come into a barrage of issues in recent years, beginning in 2023 when two people were found dead and another was allegedly kidnapped after leaving the venue.
Though the venue denied responsibility, owners made plans to close last winter to make $30 million worth of renovations and heighten safety measures both “inside and outside the venue”.
According to Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Mirage planned to reopen on May 1 of this year, but failed to meet its inspection deadline, causing its temporary occupancy certificate to be withdrawn.
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In July, BK Mag reported that the then-non-executive Chairman of Avant Gardner, Gary Richards, was overheard discussing how the complex was “bleeding money”, and that they were looking - but struggling - to find a buyer.
Gary Richards, who also performs as a DJ under the alias Destructo, later became CEO after former chief executive officer Josh Wyatt was fired.
Around the same time, an anonymous operations team member for Avant Gardner claimed (via BK Mag) that the company was “so broke that certain employees were missing months of back pay.”
Avant Gardner filed for bankruptcy in August.
[Via The Real Deal]
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