The Brooklyn Army Terminal is an architectural and engineering marvel that is today a center of manufacturing and innovation on Brooklyn’s Sunset Park waterfront. Built to supply American forces in World War I, this enormous Cass Gilbert-designed complex served as a supply base for the American military for nearly 50 years, employing more than 20,000 people during World War II. Today, this thriving industrial park is home to over 100 companies in a wide array of industries, from precision manufacturers to artists, online retailers to food manufacturers. During BAT’s open access hours, the Building B atrium along with several tenant sites will be open to OHNY Weekend visitors, including galleries and studios for Sunset Park Open Studios. **Saturday & Sunday Tours**: First tour 12 pm and last tour 4 pm; tours on the hour Each tour lasts 45 minutes, and will take place within Building B’s stunning atrium space. Learn key details about the site’s past, present, and future with a guide from NYCEDC’s tour partner Turnstile Tours, which has been researching and leading tours of the site since 2013.
The Brooklyn Army Terminal is an architectural and engineering marvel that is today a center of manufacturing and innovation on Brooklyn’s Sunset Park waterfront. Built to supply American forces in World War I, this enormous Cass Gilbert-designed complex served as a supply base for the American military for nearly 50 years, employing more than 20,000 people during World War II. Today, this thriving industrial park is home to over 100 companies in a wide array of industries, from precision manufacturers to artists, online retailers to food manufacturers.
During BAT’s open access hours, the Building B atrium along with several tenant sites will be open to OHNY Weekend visitors, including galleries and studios for Sunset Park Open Studios.
Saturday & Sunday Tours: First tour 12 pm and last tour 4 pm; tours on the hour.
Each tour lasts 45 minutes, and will take place within Building B’s stunning atrium space. Learn key details about the site’s past, present, and future with a guide from NYCEDC’s tour partner Turnstile Tours, which has been researching and leading tours of the site since 2013.
The walking tours are 45 minutes long with limited seating available. The tour route is wheelchair accessible. Dress for weather. Only service animals allowed. Please contact [email protected] if you have any accessibility questions or requests. The Brooklyn Army Terminal is also hosting the NYC Wine and Food Festival during OHNY Weekend, so some outdoor areas of the site will be closed off for this ticketed event. Please follow signs to the OHNY Weekend locations.
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1919; Cass Gilbert
140 58th Street,
Brooklyn Army Terminal, Building B Lobby., Brooklyn, NY 11220
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Lower East Side, Manhattan
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