Troubled Brooklyn Mirage concert venue now under Pacha New York’s management – with plans to reopen this summer

Brooklyn’s Mirage Music Venue Readies for June Reopening

It turns out Brooklyn’s Mirage music venue is not gone for good.

After facing safety issues that kept it from reopening, the venue will come back under new management this June. A nightlife company has stepped in to revive it.

The venue, which will now be called Pacha New York, is being taken over by Five Holdings, the parent company of Pacha Group.

Plans are underway to completely demolish and rebuild the existing structure, following a permit recently granted by the Department of Buildings.

The new operators are promising to create a “cultural platform where global icons, underground pioneers, and New York’s creative community come together to celebrate music, movement, and relationships,” as reported by Vegan in Brooklyn.

“Expect some of the world’s most popular electronic artists, Grammy Award-winning performers, and large-scale shows rarely seen in New York City,” stated FIVE Holdings. They aim to deliver an ambitious production that honors the culture.

Originally, the 32,000-square-foot outdoor venue was set to reopen last summer after extensive renovations. However, it missed inspection deadlines due to ongoing safety concerns.

Just days before the anticipated reopening, the Ministry of Buildings revoked its temporary occupancy certificate, citing issues like lack of adequate accessibility and problems with toilets and automatic fire sprinklers.

Jimmy Oddo, the former Architectural Director, pointed out concerns with the large truss scaffolding and the overall stability of the venue, questioning its capacity to hold 6,000 attendees.

Whether the new management will pass the necessary safety inspections remains to be seen. Just last month, the city claimed that the venue failed to submit routine inspections of its gas piping system.

The company that previously managed Avant Gardner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, describing the closure of Mirage as financially devastating.

Mirage is part of the larger 80,000-square-foot Avant Gardner complex located in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The revamped outdoor space is expected to operate from June to October, while the renovated Great Hall will serve as a year-round “multi-genre arena.”

Pacha, based in Ibiza, had its first New York location close in 2016 after a decade in Hell’s Kitchen.

The new owners insist that Pacha New York will actively engage with local artists and the community, maintaining a connection to Brooklyn’s rich dance floor legacy.