Cold Storage to Condo Storage

Nov. 13, 2015 — From the not-so-recent-trends department: the hot thing in 1880s New York was putting food – vegetables, meat, etc. – into cold storage. In what is now known as the Tribeca neighborhood, technology had advanced to the point where special-purpose refrigeration or “cold storage” facilities were popping up everywhere to aid nearby dairy and produce businesses in preserving their perishable goods. One of these buildings was a warehouse built at 28 North Moore Street in Tribeca. Well, yesterday’s trend has morphed from cold storage to posh living, as a place to store your milk and vegetables is now a place to eat your milk and vegetables. A story by New York YIMBY reports that the rundown, seven-story, former cold storage warehouse at 28 North Moore between Hudson and Varick Streets, is in the early stages of transformation from old commercial space to spanking new condo. It incorporates typical luxury elements – the  3,100-square-foot, full-floor units have access to storage, a recreation room, a gym, and a shared roof deck – with a classic red brick façade. There are only seven owners moving in, but you can bet they’ll bring up the already impressive property values. And they’ll probably store their perishables in a Kenmore.