That big, empty green warehouse building at Union and Bond Street in Gowanus is now home to the Ayyun Center for Jewish Enrichment. We can report this much: the building, which has been empty for years and is on the market for $12 million, was hosting some sort of event last night. A reader had emailed us earlier in the week saying
It has been repainted. Green, but not the beautiful blue-green it was before. Inside, there are at least three chandeliers and floor-length gauze curtains. Nightclub?
So, we swung by last night to take a look and, indeed, found the building lit up inside by chandeliers and people hanging out. There was a buffet dinner being served inside and a room near the door with sofas and children playing inside. A small sign near the door identified it as the Ayyun Center. There’s no record of a sale of the building and it’s still listed on City Cribs as available.
The group’s website, which we found thanks to a GL reader, explains all of the religious services and programs at the building.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 grumpygirl // Sep 13, 2007 at 5:41 am
rosh hashanah started last night, that’s likely the gathering you saw, for after temple.
2 Anonymous // Sep 13, 2007 at 1:33 pm
I thought it was a gallery opening.
The south side of the building hasn’t been painted.
3 Sarah Goodyear // Sep 13, 2007 at 2:43 pm
I went by the other day while they were painting it and picked up a brochure. The url is http://www.iyyun.com and it seems to be up.
4 Anonymous // Sep 14, 2007 at 7:44 am
yeah it was for rosh hashanah. i talked to the guys while they were setting up the night before.