In 2008, ISSUE Project Room was awarded a 20-year rent-free lease to the historic McKim, Mead and White designed jewel box theater at 110 Livingston Street. HISTORY OF 110 LIVINGSTON Originally built in 1926 as the headquarters for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, the building features a limestone and terra cotta facade, with Renaissance-revival style features including balustrades, egg-and-dart ornamentation, Corinthian columns, and a 4,800 sq ft. theater space with 40-foot vaulted ceilings and rare perfect a... Read more

In 2008, ISSUE Project Room was awarded a 20-year rent-free lease to the historic McKim, Mead and White designed jewel box theater at 110 Livingston Street.

HISTORY OF 110 LIVINGSTON

Originally built in 1926 as the headquarters for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, the building features a limestone and terra cotta facade, with Renaissance-revival style features including balustrades, egg-and-dart ornamentation, Corinthian columns, and a 4,800 sq ft. theater space with 40-foot vaulted ceilings and rare perfect acoustics for chamber ensembles.

In 1940, the building was converted to serve as the New York City Board of Education headquarters. In 2003, the City of New York sold the building to Two Trees Management LLC. Through a program of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the theater space on the ground floor was reserved for use by a nonprofit cultural organization for 20 years. ISSUE Project Room was competitively selected and signed the lease in December 2008.