Brooklyn’s mysterious Pulaski Bridge building is set to become a boating school

An unusual four-storey building beside the Pulaski Bridge in Brooklyn has puzzled Greenpoint residents, prompting online speculation that it might be haunted or intended for an unconventional business. The mystery has been resolved: the building is being prepared as a boating school, with office space planned upstairs.

Its lower two floors are intended for maritime education, and kayaks and canoes are already stored there; the upper floors are being offered as offices. Developer Tony Argento said the ship-like design was shaped by the limited space available, while blaming New York’s paperwork for delays. Builders said the site had been under construction for two years and empty for at least nine months.