The wildly popular Brooklyn Storehouse event space announced Friday that it would put on its last show this fall amid a continuous business divorce between its longtime owners.<\/p>\n
The massive concert hall and dance venue made the disheartening announcement on social media, officially blaming its demise on losing its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/a> \u2014 without mentioning the behind-the-scenes battle between the two dueling brothers-in-law who own the business. <\/p>\n Brooklyn Storehouse announced it would close after October. instagram\/brooklynstorehouse<\/p>\n \u201cOur tenancy was always time-limited, and [Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation] has now confirmed its plans for the site, which will see it repurposed for climate infrastructure and clean energy production in line with the Yard\u2019s mission,\u201d the venue said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is part of the nature of working with adaptive, found spaces, where tenancies are often inherently temporary.\u201d<\/p>\n The eviction came with plenty of warning and will not disrupt Brooklyn Storehouse\u2019s summer line-up, which includes performances by Brazilian DJ Beltran and English electronic musician Four Tet, the venue said.<\/p>\n The business\u2019s final season will culminate in a massive Halloween weekend blockbuster event, it said.<\/p>\n The 5,000-capacity venue hosted plenty of big-name artists in recent weeks, including PinkPantheress and DJ Snake.<\/p>\n But the popular dance spot was overshadowed by the bitter business divorce between its owners.<\/p>\n The 5,000-capacity venue\u2019s lease is up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. instagram\/brooklynstorehouse<\/p>\n Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco of owner TCE Presents each filed dueling lawsuits against one another in New Jersey court, with both men accusing the other of trying to push them out of the company they founded together.<\/p>\n Toma sued first in February, alleging that Vitacco was conspiring to usurp control of the business by secretly transferring ownership of the company to his mother.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Storehouse opened in June 2024. instagram\/brooklynstorehouse<\/p>\n Vitacco countered that same month, claiming that Toma was trying to drive TCE into the ground for plans to abandon ship and join forces with Ibiza-based competitor Pacha, which recently took over the Brooklyn Mirage site. <\/a><\/p>\n The relationship between Toma and Vitacco \u2014 who became family after marrying a pair of sisters \u2014 has since \u201cdeteriorated to the point of no return,\u201d the documents said.<\/p>\n The massive venue opened in June 2024 and billed itself as an \u201ciconic flexible space\u00a0that sits at the intersection of NYC\u2019s industrial past and its creative future.\u201d<\/p>\n It became increasingly popular last summer after it picked up music acts that had been left without a venue when the Brooklyn Mirage failed to pass inspections in time for its opening weekend. <\/p>\n