Dating from 1909, the same year the Queensboro Bridge was built, the Metropolitan Building was first an electrical parts factory. Seventy years later it was long vacant and in a sad state of disrepair.

In 1980, Eleanor Ambos, who had a successful antique furniture rental business in Manhattan, bought the building for storage and to accommodate a variety of artisans to set up their studios and work rooms. 

It quickly transformed into a venue for photo shoots and films, weddings, and events; a unique space that inspired the imagination.

Today, the Metropolitan Building will once again be transformed and take on a new life.