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powerHouse Arena at 37 Main St. in Brooklyn, N.Y., is closing its 10-year-old bookstore, gallery, boutique and performance and events space in the Dumbo section on June 30 and will reopen this summer as a bookstore without the arena space at 32 Adams St., "a few blocks away," according to Brokelyn.
Owner Daniel Power told Brokelyn that the landlord, which has helped the store over the years, wanted to more than double powerHouse Arena's $20,000 per month rent--which is considered significantly below market--but is assisting with the move to the new location, which it also owns.
The new store will have a different name and won't include powerHouse publishing, which is moving to 55 Washington St. For now, the store is holding a sale on just about everything, including books, other products as well as fixtures, furnishings and supplies.
Power told dnainfo that the new store is about half the size of the current space and includes a 600-square-foot mezzanine. He added that the store aims to partner with local businesses for events attracting crowds of more than 100, the maximum for its new location.