Polonaise Terrace

150 Greenpoint Avenue | also 144 Greenpoint Avenue | Greenpoint | built 1898

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Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1. 1898

   Charles Heidelberger builds the Greenpoint Avenue buildings later joined as the Polonaise Terrace

   According to the landmark designation report, Charles Heidelberger put up the buildings at 144-150 Greenpoint Avenue in 1898, to designs by Wilson & Dassau. The Polonaise Terrace catering hall later combined two of five one-story taxpayers with one two-story building. By the time of the 1982 report, aluminum cladding in a blind-arcade pattern covered the one-story parts and a false front of stucco and aluminum covered the two-story portion.

   “No. 144-150, the Polonaise Terrace catering hall, was originally built in 1898 by Charles Heidelberger and designed by Wilson & Dassau.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1910

   The Crystal Palace Theatre opens on the Greenpoint Avenue site and shows movies until 1926

   The Crystal Palace Theatre stood at 148-150 Greenpoint Avenue, on ground that the Polonaise Terrace later occupied. Cinema Treasures says it opened in 1910. It closed as a movie theatre in 1926.

   Source: cinematreasures.org

3. 1961

   Polonaise Terrace opens as a wedding and event hall serving Greenpoint's Polish community

   Polonaise Terrace opened at 144 Greenpoint Avenue in 1961. It was a wedding and event space that mainly served the Polish community of the area. It closed in 2013, and the building then sat empty for three years.

   Source: brownstoner.com

4. 2016

   Brooklyn Bazaar moves into the old Polonaise Terrace after losing its Williamsburg space

   In 2016 Brooklyn Bazaar moved into the flamboyant hall after losing its Williamsburg space to a new BMW store. It stayed until November 2019; owners Belvy Klein and Aaron Broudo said the landlord would not negotiate past a month-to-month lease. Brownstoner reported in 2022 that the building had been vacant since.

   Source: brownstoner.com

5. 2022

   November

   Landmarks commissioners voice no objection to replacing the Polonaise Terrace facade

   At a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing in November 2022, commissioners did not object to demolishing the facade of the Polonaise Terrace, which owner 144 Point Break LLC bought in July 2021 for $6.25 million, though they asked for changes to a proposed four-story gray brick building. Lucie Levine of the Historic Districts Council called the hall an unofficial landmark and the neighborhood's visual anchor, and Community Board 1 also asked for a less generic design.

   Source: brownstoner.com

6. 2025

   January

   Double U Development buys 144 Greenpoint Avenue for nearly $9 million

   Double U Development, a realty company, paid nearly $9 million for the 7,600-square-foot property at 144 Greenpoint Avenue, which is better known as the Polonaise Terrace. Greenpointers reported in March 2025 that the company had not yet announced plans for the site, and that gossip and rumors about what might come were spreading around the neighborhood.

   Source: greenpointers.com

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