Harlem Renaissance Ballroom Site to Become Luxury Apartments

The Renaissance Ballroom site in northern Harlem is slated to become a mixed-use development with more than 130 residential units.
Harlem Renaissance Ballroom Site to Become Luxury Apartments
The new development will be called the “Renny” in recognition of the former Harlem landmark. Rendering Courtesy: BRP Development Corporation
Sarah Matheson
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The Renaissance Ballroom site in northern Harlem is going to become a mixed-use development with more than 130 residential units, 17,500 square feet of retail space, and 20,580 square feet of community facility space.

Abyssinian Development Corporation, the real estate arm of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, sold the site at 138 Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard to BRP Development Corporation for $10 million in May, according to city records on Property Shark.

The now-derelict two-story ballroom was built in 1922. It was the home court for the New York Renaissance Big Five, the first black-owned professional basketball team, according to blackfives.org. 

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Sarah Matheson
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Sarah Matheson covers the business of luxury for Epoch Times. Sarah has worked for media organizations in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, and graduated with merit from the Aoraki Polytechnic School of Journalism in 2005. Sarah is almost fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Originally from New Zealand, she now lives next to the Highline in Manhattan's most up-and-coming neighborhood, West Chelsea.
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