Center passageway through Empire Stores connecting Water Street to the open-air courtyard by the waterfront. New York City-based architecture firm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_V_Architecture" class="extiw" title="w:Studio V Architecture">Studio V Architecture</a> converted the previously abandoned Civil War era coffeehouse into a mixed-use development consisting of office, commercial, and retail space. The renovation was completed in 2017. A few of the retailers located here are West Elm's global flagship store, Detroit-based watchmaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinola_(retail_company)" class="extiw" title="w:Shinola (retail company)">Shinola</a>, and the café and accessories store, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEED_Projects" class="extiw" title="w:FEED Projects">FEED Projects</a>. (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wgreaves/Brooklyn" title="User:Wgreaves/Brooklyn"><b>Photo gallery of DUMBO, Brooklyn</b></a>)
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