Site of Bed-Stuy’s former Slave Theater is for sale

The site where Bed-Stuy’s historic Slave Theater once stood has returned to the market. After a failed attempt in 2012 to save the theater, which from 1984 to 1998 served as home to political activism and afrocentrism, the neglected building sold for $2.1 million. There was hope that the new owners would incorporate the theater into whatever plans were in store for the site, but by December 2016, the Slave Theater was torn down.

According to New York YIMBY, Morris Adjmi Architects is carrying out a zoning and study use for the site—which also includes lots at 1215 Fulton Street, 10 Halsey Street, and 16 Halsey Street—and as a result, has preliminary renderings that show what could become of the parcel. According to documents, the site would give way to a mixed-use development with roughly 78,000 square feet of residential space, 55,700 square feet of office space, and 8,600 square feet of retail.

The T-shaped parcel of land, which includes the site of the erstwhile Slave Theater, is asking $37.95 million and Cushman & Wakefield are the site’s brokers. Per Brownstoner, no applications for new building permits have been filed just yet, though developer Industrie Capital Partners mentions plans to develop the parcel on its website.

Via New York YIMBY

• Potential New Development Designed By Morris Adjmi Revealed At 1215 Fulton Street In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn [New York YIMBY]
• Site of Bed Stuy’s Former Slave Theater Back on Market for $37.95 Million [Brownstoner]
• Bed-Stuy’s historic Slave Theater has been torn down [Curbed]
• All Slave Theater coverage [Curbed]