Greenpoint Glass Works complex
99 Commercial Street | also 97 Commercial Street, 93 Commercial Street, 95 Commercial Street | Greenpoint | built 1931
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- 1902
The Gleason-Tiebout Glass Co. incorporates with its office and factory at 93-99 Commercial Street
In February 1902 a trade journal reported that articles of incorporation had been filed for the Gleason-Tiebout Glass Co. of Brooklyn, with $100,000 in capital stock. It absorbed the glass operations that the E. P. Gleason Manufacturing Co. of New York had run. Marshall Wilfred Gleason, who had managed that branch for about 20 years, stayed on as president and general manager. The company's announcement told customers to send orders to its office and factory at 93-99 Commercial Street.
Source: reference.insulators.info
- 1977
Real estate investor Martin Kennedy buys the former glass factory complex
Martin Kennedy bought the complex at 93-99 Commercial Street in 1977, according to property records cited by Commercial Observer. He renovated the buildings over the years until his death in 2019, and his family became the owners. The Rye Record's obituary for him called him a real estate entrepreneur who pioneered converting derelict factories on Brooklyn's waterfront into residential and commercial properties. By 2021 the nine buildings held 22 apartments, two ground-floor retail spaces and loft and office space.
Source: commercialobserver.com
- 2013
Glasserie opens a Mediterranean restaurant inside the old glass factory at 95 Commercial Street
Time Out New York ran a first look at Glasserie in June 2013, describing the restaurant as set in an old industrial glass factory. Sara Kramer was the chef, running a small-plates menu with a strong emphasis on seasonal produce. The dining room was decorated with framed catalog prints from the former factory, and a terrace had been made from the loading dock. The restaurant is at 95 Commercial Street.
Source: timeout.com
- 2024
Glacier Equities buys the Commercial Street complex from the Kennedy family for $35.5 million
After CBRE brokers began marketing the Greenpoint assemblage in October 2021, Commercial Observer reported in June 2024 that it had sold for $35.5 million. The properties sold were 93-99 Commercial Street, 78 Box Street, 15 Box Street and 1139-1145 Manhattan Avenue. The Kennedy family of Sulcoit Capital sold to Glacier Equities, a New York developer, which planned to reposition the properties as a mixed-use residential and retail asset. The report calls 93-99 Commercial Street the former site of Greenpoint Glass Works.
Source: commercialobserver.com
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