YIMBY has noticed all kinds of interesting conversions in the industrial area between Morgan Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in Buswhick, where restrictive zoning and rising rents have led landlords to consider transforming old warehouses into night clubs and artist studios. But today we spotted unusual plans for a theater conversion at 383 Troutman Street, in the part of the neighborhood defined by its colorful street art and a growing stretch of bars and restaurants.
An alteration application filed earlier today reveals that the single-story warehouse between Wyckoff and Irving Avenues will remain the same size, but its ceiling will drop from 30 to 20 feet. Unfortunately, the permit doesn’t tell us much else. There won’t be fixed seats, and the building will be able to fit up to 200 people.
The developer is Eric Mann of the Mann Group, based near McCarren Park in Greenpoint, and he’s hired Dumbo-based Mesh Architecture to design the new theater.
Mann picked up the 5,000-square-foot warehouse for $1,090,000 back in 2012.
We don’t know what theater group leased the property, but it’s encouraging that they can still afford to rent space in the increasingly trendy area around the Jefferson Street L stop. Thanks to the neighborhood’s M-1 zoning and the convenience of the L train, Troutman Street and Wyckoff Avenue are starting to follow in the footsteps of North Williamsburg—another industrial zone turned nightlife hotspot.
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