The Green Building

I personally love to check out many different event spaces over NYC, this one I finally got to see in 2015. There were some Unilocal events in the past here but never made it. The event I attended was from Jagermeister and that was the featured drink of the night and also a performance from the rapper 2 Chainz. The group of people here were fans of 2 Chainz, Fader magazine or just people like me that enjoy a random evening out. Arriving early was the key, even though line was long, the drinks were flowing and it was nice to enjoy the space.
The Green Building is a nice old school building with multiple rooms. The upstairs was for VIP only, and it was just a better view of the stage I suppose. Downstairs was fine with me, I saw my group of friends from various places, then made my way to the photobooth then waited for the actual 2Chainz performance. The main entrance for the event lead right to the first bar, the drinks were strong and didn’t taste like much actually. Still a fun time was had by all listening to an hour of the rapper performing Feds watching, Spend It, It ain’t nothing to cut that B off and others. You know what even saw Manhattan’s own Unilocal CM, Ruggy in attendance in Brooklyn that night. 1^st drink, created by 2 Chainz himself, Dirty Amber, was not recommended.

We got married at The Green Building in September 2015 and to say that it was the most charming, warm, special venue would be an understatement. The space is entirely raw, and so when you see it in person before the big day, it’s hard to envision what it will actually look like on the day of. We could not have been happier. It was quaint, without feeling small or stuffy, and somehow actually felt roomy. We had 140 guests, and their limit for a seated dinner is 150. We were concerned about spacing and the bathroom facilities (there are only 4), but when all was said and done, the bathrooms were totally sufficient and the space at no point whatsoever felt crowded or tight. The high ceilings I think helped to open the space up. I couldn’t believe how beautiful it all was. We did our ceremony indoors, cocktail hour outdoors, and seated dinner inside. It was smooth and seamless transitions.
Since our wedding, we have received nothing but compliments about our venue. It’s in an industrial (ish) area (near the Gowanus) and so some friends and relatives were a little skeptical from the outside, but once inside, our guests kept remarking how they couldn’t believe how beautiful and warm the space was.
There’s really no better way to describe The Green Building than just being a truly special place for a truly special occasion. We live in the area and walk by a lot and get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about our night!
The staff, I should add, is ALSO really wonderful. Friendly, available, attentive, and kind. Melanie was our main point of contact, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. If I could do it all over again, I would do it exactly the same way.
The only (and truly, only) challenge we had was getting to our appointments in time for our walk throughs. The venue closes on the early side (if you work a FT day job) I think around 6pm or so. We did a couple of walk throughs around 530pm and it required a little bit of hustle. But, those are their hours, and we get it. It’s just worth noting.

The Green Building — the space is beautiful, welcoming, and easily customized to preference. We had the great pleasure of working closely with Melanie Milton as our wedding planner. Her knowledge, confidence, and thoughtful touch ensured our experience leading up to and during the wedding was terrific. If we had to do it all over again, we wouldn’t change a thing.
The Green Building and her staff represent the best of NY’s wedding industry.

Outstandingly unique .The Staff made this an experience of a lifetime! Went for my cousins wedding .the décor .easy parking and friendly neighborhood make this place a jewel!

Well, want to clarify some of the mixed reviews below. We just had our wedding at the Green Building this past weekend and I can tell you without any hesitation that it was a perfect experience.
Sure, it’s expensive, as are the majority of wedding venues in NYC, but what you get is a beautiful, unique, completely customizable space with a great courtyard (where you can host food trucks!).
The planning experience was organized and easy and Melanie was always responsive and helpful with any requests/​questions. Ultimately, we had a spectacular time and so did our guests!
Absolutely recommend this place!

My fiancé and I had scheduled an appointment with the event coordinator Melanie but she pushed the appt by half an hour the morning of and then didn’t show up. Had the accountant show us the place who was helpful but clearly not in a position to answer our detailed qs. One of the worst services up front, I cant imagine how the day would actually go.

I am an Event Staffer who provides Servers, Bartenders, Chefs, and Bands. Doing this for a living I have worked in every event space you could think of in Manhattan and Brooklyn. I get to see everything from behind the scenes and I can honestly say that anyone who books a party here will be choosing one of the most excellent teams at an event space. I’ve seen horror stories with spaces that just don’t care once you sign the contract and give them the check-​The Green Building and 501 team really cares about the clients that book an event there and they are really amazing at guiding anyone through what they need to do to make their event excellent. I’ve worked big budget weddings here as well as weddings with a limited budget and everyone always has the best time and the space looks amazing! I am always so over the moon when we are asked to provide staff for clients there because I know that we will be working with top notch people and a working functioning event space that is beautiful and fun for guests and staff alike!
D’Anne Park
Superlative Staff Events

This is one great spot in this part of Brooklyn. I have been here a couple of times for Unilocal events, fundraising and non profit organization events.
Got a chance to visit Green building sometime back at a event where local charities came together to spread awareness lesser known Non Profits/​Charities.
How often it happens when one gets a chance to know about a lot of local non profits/​charity within the same roof. The venue of this event was very nice, Green Building is a hidden gem. The event gave a great opportunity to know more the local non profits and they work they are doing. I was able to register for few, looking forward to volunteering with them in future.
Green building has a really nice vintage kind of look, it is a great spot for hosting small events to marriage parties. I have always loved this space and décor. The staff also is very courteous and accommodating.

Nice event space with a lot of charm and personality. Been here for a few events over the years, and it really is a green painted building on the outside.
Walking inside you are greeted by whitewashed shabby chic looking walls, exposed brick, chandeliers, and a high wooden beamed ceiling. Very rustic and something you would see in architecture magazines or on HGTV.
All things considered the place is well run, with good AC and a quality sound system. Outdoor patio space too. Close to public transportation and situated in a quiet safe part of town.
The structure itself used to be a brass foundry, but is now used as a multi-​use event space. Definitely worth looking into especially if you need a spot for a wedding or celebration.

I got married here last week and had a beautiful wedding, thanks in large part to the Green Building.
Pros:
1) GORGEOUS space. Unique and charming, it basically decorates itself. Exposed brick walls, chandeliers, and tons of natural lighting — so beautiful with a vintage feel. I was able to keep my own decorations to a minimum.
2) Professional service. The bad reviews below seem to be from a time when the Green Building was in transition, and I’m happy to report that the kinks seem to have been worked out. AC was completely functional, staff were responsive to emails throughout the planning process, and the event ran very smoothly.
Example: our venue coordinator at the Green Building up and quit without warning (the day after I’d met with her for our run-​through — yikes!), and the Green Building not only replaced her immediately, they also comped our rentals for the inconvenience. The new coordinator was completely briefed on our plans, and the transition was seamless.
The on-​site coordinator, back-​end managers, etc. were all friendly and professional. Everything went great during our wedding.
3) Flexibility. You can bring in any vendors you want, which worked out perfectly for our purposes. Before planning my own wedding, I didn’t even realize that many venues place all sorts of restrictions on this, so I was relieved that the Green Building was good with pretty much whatever (as long as it was legal, licensed, and insured, of course). Also, our caterers did not speak English, and they just rolled with it. Everything worked out beautifully.
Cons:
1) All the little extras cost… well, extra. It all adds up. They are very upfront about this, but since the furniture rentals are all through the Green Building, it would be nice if these were included in the cost of renting the venue. Instead, they are priced per chair, per table, etc. As I stated above, my rentals were comped, which was great, but mine was also a unique situation. For my 150 sit down dinner (plus the light curtain), this would have run me close to $ 1000 extra.
The «raw space» wedding trend is fine for what it is, but if you have to rent furniture through the venue, it kind of defeats the purpose.
(Also, the rental list says the round tables seat 8 – 10 people, but the coordinator told me aside that it really doesn’t seat 10 and that 9 is a squeeze. Just FYI.)
2) Outdoor space cost. This beautiful extra space was created sometime between the time I signed the contract and the date of my wedding, and through a communication blip, I didn’t know about it until I visited the space to drop off a payment a month before the wedding. For next year’s events, I hear it’s included in the rental package, which is great for everyone else, but for me, it would have cost an extra $ 1500. That close to the wedding, I couldn’t (wouldn’t) hustle up the extra cash on the spot, and so the gorgeous space was closed off to my guests. I guess this is just another transitional issue as the Green Building continues to improve, but it was frustrating nonetheless.
3) No parking except street parking. This isn’t the fault of the Green Building, but it should be a consideration in their pricing schedule. This is Brooklyn, not Manhattan — people own cars and use them to get around. We told all our guests to carpool, take public transport, and take car service, and everything worked out, but it is a mild inconvenience, especially as many of our guests were coming in from Jersey suburbs.
*****
Overall, I had an amazing wedding, and my guests raved about how beautiful and unique the Green Building is. It gave me a little bit of sticker shock, but relatively (relative to the *insane* wedding industry, especially in NYC), it’s decent value. Can’t wait to see the pictures!

My cousin got married in The Green Building. It was beautiful. As yuppies say, it was a picturesque «space.» Space is the area outside Earth we are floating in. The patio was nice. The staff was very polite. I felt bad that the used skewers were placed in half sliced lemon. Lemons are expensive. At least squeeze the juice out.

This place needs to get off their high-​horse. It costs 11K to rent it (depending on the season) and you have to RENT EVERYTHING TO FILL IT INCLUDING THE KITCHEN!!! And the outside space is an additional fee. I’m sure they host very lovely events (and all the Brooklyn hipsters eat it up), but let’s get real, this place is on the GOWANUS Canal and needs to get a grip. I’m a Brooklynite born and raised and I got news for you, 10 years ago, people wouldn’t go to a wedding in Gowanus even if you paid them. Also, just 5 years ago, the space rentals in BK were more like 2K but you know since everyone wants a slice of the Brooklyn pie, that’s why they can get away with it. Ridiculous.

I recently had my wedding at the Green Building. The venue is absolutely beautiful and the staff is incredible. I truly believe the staff at the Green Building are some of the most professional, helpful and kind people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with! We worked with Megan primarily, and she was prompt to respond, offered wonderful suggestions, all while being kind, calm and reassuring. I felt really taken care of and like they understood how important our wedding was to us, and didn’t ever make us feel like she was too busy to talk to us even about the most minor details. Our day of event staff were wonderful, helpful and we absolutely loved them.
We received tons of compliments on the space! Right before our wedding they did some beautiful remodeling and the space now features huge windows across the entire back wall and glass doors have replaced the over head garage door. It adds a whole other layer of elegance to the space.
I am so glad we ended up booking the Green Building for our wedding, I loved every part of the experience with the company and of our event in the space! Thanks so much Green Building Staff!!!

This is a lovely event space with exposed-​brick walls, big windows, a tall ceiling with beams, chandeliers and I think they have outdoor space.
I was here for a Unilocal event. The space isn’t too big and it isn’t too small. It would probably be great for a few hundred people, depending on the event. There’s only one level.
The bathrooms are great. They’re set away from the main space and have a kind of club feel to them where you wait to use individual bathrooms.

Came for Unilocal helps kick: throwback thursday and this place is good amount of space for people to stand. I think it would be small to put in tables and even if they put in tables there isn’t much space to walk around. Bathrooms were unisex so farly clean. They had theater style seats in the bathroom. Not sure if that’s just display. Building didn’t seem green to me probably because it was dark when I came here. You can put up a projection since they have high ceilings. There was 2 bars on each end so that was nice.

Wonderful event space! High beamed ceilings. Chandeliers. Great sound system and plenty of AC on a muggy summer’s night.
Two long blocks away from public transportation, situated in a quiet, safe neighborhood.
I came for the Unilocal Helps Kickoff event:
As you can see from the photos… a great time was had by all!

As a caterer and event planner, I am always thrilled when my clients tell me they are booked at the Green Building! We’ve had the pleasure of working with this venue often over the past few years and the space just gets better and better over the years.
It’s a gorgeous warehouse space that that has a rustic/​elegant feel. The staff there are courteous, professional and helpful.
They book dates far in advance, so make sure to book them while you can!
–Elizabeth Kalin
Chef & Owner
Betty Brooklyn Catering Co.

Such a great venue for special events in the heart of Brooklyn !

Came here for the one year Anniversary dubbed Brooklyn Betrothed.
This space has SO MUCH CHARM. Walking in, despite being covered in sweat from this heatwave, my heart was instantly warmed by the vibes here.
Its an enormous space that can hold up to 299 people! Thats a hell of a space. It beckons my inner shabby chic fashionista and appeals to my love of minimalist design. This place is the perfect canvas for you to create the event of your dreams.
The simple touches used at the event made a high impact. Sunflowers in bottle vases, babys breath and candles. Loved every bit of it.
There is even a backyard area for extra space and imbibing (when its not 100* out) .
In this ever popular area of Brooklyn, this place is the bees kness with regards to having an event here!
Do it!

The Green Building is so cool and so gorgeous, it makes me want to have my wedding all over again… and this time, in Brooklyn.
The space is just fantastic. The rustic-​yet-​elegant interior made the perfect location for my friend’s wedding, and fit the over-​all theme beautifully. The white-​washed brick walls and exposed beams of the ceiling were stunning, and the large but still intimate size accommodated about 160 guests, a 10-​piece band and several servers without feeling crowded.
My friend was able to bring in his own vendors, which I thought was cool, so there was no standard dining hall fare — everything was personal and, therefore, delicious. Since the space is raw, you can do whatever you want in terms of tables, decorations and set-​up. I loved it.
It’s nestled back from the bustle of any traffic, and you have to rent it in 24-​hour increments, so be prepared to party all night long.