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Former Marlborough Gallery Space in Chelsea Sells for .5 Million

Former Marlborough Gallery Space in Chelsea Sells for $7.5 Million

The former New York home of Marlborough Gallery, arguably the world’s pioneering mega-gallery before its collapse and closure in 2024, has found a new owner. Gazelli Art House, which operates galleries in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, has purchased the former Marlborough space at 545 West 25th Street for $7.5 million. Brown Harris Stevens brokers Jeffrey Zoldan and Roger Gillen represented the seller. The sale marks another chapter in the winding down of Marlborough’s legacy. After nearly eight decades in business, the gallery announced in April 2024 that it would cease representing artists, close its exhibition program and begin liquidating an inventory reportedly worth around $250 million, following years of financial losses and an acrimonious internal family dispute.  Related Articles Located on the first and second floors of Chelsea Arts Tower, the 9,228-square-foot property was designed for exhibiting large-scale contemporary art. The turnkey space includes soaring 18-foot ceilings, a street-level garage door capable of accommodating works up to roughly 13 or 14 feet tall, rare curb-cut access for art handling, and a 1,250-square-foot private terrace on the second floor. Visitors …

Max Levai to Open 7,000-Square-Foot Chelsea Gallery With 47 Canal

Max Levai to Open 7,000-Square-Foot Chelsea Gallery With 47 Canal

Max Levai is expanding into Chelsea at a moment when much of the market is pulling back. The former president of Marlborough Gallery will open a 7,000-square-foot flagship at 529 West 20th Street this fall, his first permanent New York space after several years of operating between pop-ups, international projects like his presentation of works by Frank Auerbach at the 2024 Venice Biennale, and his Montauk compound, The Ranch. “Having a gallery that is permanent… has been on my mind for a while,” Levai told ARTnews this week by phone. “There’s a roster of artists I’m motivated to provide a proper stage for.”  Related Articles That stage, he believes, still belongs in Chelsea. While Tribeca has drawn a younger wave of galleries, Levai is blunt about where he sees the center of the market. “In my opinion, Chelsea is simply the best place to have a gallery,” he said, pointing to the scale and flexibility of its buildings. His previous Tribeca location, roughly 900 square feet, was suited to tightly focused historical shows. Plus, he said, …