RED HOOK — Artwork by numerous Brooklyn artists went up in flames in Red Hook Wednesday night into Thursday as firefighters battled a five-alarm fire at 481 Van Brunt St., the massive, four-story, 19th century former warehouse that is now home to the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition and other commercial and creative tenants.

Firefighters battled a massive Red Hook warehouse blaze on Sept. 17, 2025. Photo by Marc A. Hermann

The warehouse is part of the Beard Street Pier complex owned by the O’Connell Organization.

The first alarm was issued at 11:25 p.m., according to an FDNY spokesperson. Throughout the night, flames filled the sky as second, third, fourth and fifth alarms were issued. The effort was judged stabilized at 5:55 a.m., though firefighters remained at work inside well i

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