222 Bowery
New York, NY 10012

Add your name to the richest artistic pedigree of any building in the city in this sweeping ground floor retail space in the heart of the vibrant Bowery. Spanning 3,125-square-feet with two powder rooms and access to 225-square-feet of outdoor space, this ground-floor unit is divided into three distinct spaces appropriate for art gallery use. Featuring soaring ceilings and great natural light, the space would also be ideal as a co-working office, fashion headquarters, artist's enclave, boutique fitness studio, pop-up shop, educational/cultural institute and more. This stunning Queen Anne red-brick landmark was built in 1885 as the first New York City YMCA branch. Called the Young Men's Institute, it offered respite and recreation in an area once filled with brothels, dance halls and saloons. The YMCA left the building in 1932, and it has since been occupied and visited by a veritable who's who of artists, writers and tastemakers, including Fernand Leger, James Brooks and Mark Rothko, the latter of whom turned the gymnasium into his painting studio. Writer William S. Burroughs occupied the locker room and dubbed it "The Bunker" — a nickname that later applied to the whole building. Poet John Giorno — a Warhol muse, lover and subject of his film "Sleep" — moved into the building in 1966, and today, he's a shareholder in the cooperative that owns the building. He retains living space and a studio on the premises and was instrumental in securing landmark designation for the building in 1998. Situated in the heart of the Bowery, between Prince and Spring streets, 222 Bowery is at the epicenter of Downtown cool past and present. Here, you're surrounded by SoHo, NoHo, Little Italy, the East Village and the Lower East Side. Roosevelt Park is just a block away, and the city's premier arts and entertainment institutions are all within reach, including the New Museum, Rockwood Hall of Music, The Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom. Great nightlife, cafés and shopping line the nearby blocks, and Whole Foods and the new Essex Crossing development are minutes away. Access to transportation is excellent with J/Z, 6, B/D/F and N/R/W trains within easy reach.