# Red Hook Grain Terminal

Brooklyn, NY · industrial · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-4f6cdedcbb` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ny/brooklyn-red-hook-grain-terminal/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-4f6cdedcbb.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-4f6cdedcbb.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-4f6cdedcbb

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, industrial, other | none |
| What is there now | A recycling plant, a concrete storage facility, and a movie studio have all been discussed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1922 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1965 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 43.4 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | New York State | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Gowanus Industrial Park, Inc. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Approved by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. | none |

## Parties

- Gowanus Industrial Park, Inc. — developer

## Timeline

- 1922: Built
- 1922: Opened
- 1944: Transferred to Port Authority
- 1965: Decommissioned
- 1965: Closed
- 1990: Port Authority announced plans to sell or lease the site
- 1997: Purchased by John Quadrozzi Sr.
- 2004: John Jr. inherited company, intending redevelopment
- 2007: Quadrozzi Jr. sought government approval for a concrete manufacturing plant

## Deals and debt

- 1997 sale:  John Quadrozzi Sr., president of Quadrozzi Concrete ← Port Authority  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hook_Grain_Terminal

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Red Hook Grain Terminal is an abandoned grain elevator in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, situated between the mouth of the Gowanus Canal and Erie Basin. It is 12 stories tall, 70 feet (21 m) wide, and 429 feet (131 m) long, containing sixty 120-foot-tall (37 m) cement silos.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hook_Grain_Terminal

## Sources

- Red Hook Grain Terminal — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hook_Grain_Terminal

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Red Hook Grain Terminal, Brooklyn, NY." Record n-4f6cdedcbb, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ny/brooklyn-red-hook-grain-terminal/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_brooklynredhookgrainterminal,
  title = {Red Hook Grain Terminal, Brooklyn, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ny/brooklyn-red-hook-grain-terminal/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4f6cdedcbb, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.