AUSTIN, Texas — A popular North Austin thrift store known for its eclectic style and art has taken down its iconic oversized dresser sculpture from the roof, a move prompted by roof warranty concerns raised by its landlord.

Ben Zimmerman, the sales manager for Top Drawer Thrift, said the 8-foot-wide, 6-feet-tall dresser sculpture has been a hallmark of the business decades before they moved to the store's current location on Airport Boulevard a year and a half ago.

“If you think something is missing, it's because it is,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman says the dresser, which has attracted customers and passersby for decades, was taken down earlier this week after the building’s landlord said it violated the warranty on the recently renovated roof.

In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for

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