The homeowners of the troubled Brooklyn Mirage live performance venue have requested for a demolition allow to tear down the stage.
Bankrupt operator Avant Gardner requested the allow on Oct. 10 to demolish the 32,000-square-foot non permanent out of doors venue in East Williamsburg, actual property outlet The Actual Deal reported Tuesday.
It’s the most recent unfavourable improvement for the Mirage, which debuted in 2015 as a pop-up venue and shortly grew to become one of many trendiest efficiency phases within the metropolis.
The troubles started in 2023, when a number of folks died after attending reveals on the Mirage. However they accelerated in Could 2025, when the venue was denied the mandatory opening permits by town’s Division of Buildings.
Kim Petras performs onstage throughout her sold-out present at The Brooklyn Mirage in 2023. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Pictures for Kim Petras)
“DOB had numerous objections to the performance space, both safety-related and technical in nature, that prevented the project from being code-compliant and safe enough to open for the public,” a spokesperson informed the Brooklyn Paper in August.
Although Avant Gardner claimed the house would reopen throughout the summer season, it by no means did. As an alternative, Avant Gardner filed for chapter in early August and is within the technique of being offered, whereas all scheduled concert events on the Mirage have been canceled or moved to Avant Gardner’s different venues.
Two different indoor live performance venues on the similar East Williamsburg website, the Nice Corridor and Kings Corridor, have remained operational regardless of the problems on the neighboring Mirage.
