{"id":2030249,"date":"2026-07-06T21:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030249"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:16:43","slug":"former-marlborough-gallery-space-in-chelsea-sells-for-7-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2030249","title":{"rendered":"Former Marlborough Gallery Space in Chelsea Sells for $7.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20210308_MARLBOROUGH-09_PLH.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-content a-content--offset lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-u-font-family-body lrv-u-line-height-normal lrv-u-font-size-18 lrv-u-position-relative\">\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe\u00a0former New York home\u00a0of Marlborough Gallery, arguably the world\u2019s pioneering mega-gallery before its collapse and closure in 2024, has found a new owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGazelli Art House, which operates galleries in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, has purchased the former Marlborough space at 545 West 25th Street for $7.5 million. Brown Harris Stevens brokers Jeffrey Zoldan and Roger Gillen represented the seller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe sale marks another chapter in the\u00a0winding down of Marlborough\u2019s legacy.\u00a0After nearly eight decades in business, the gallery announced in April 2024 that it would cease representing artists, close its exhibition program and begin liquidating an inventory reportedly worth around $250 million, following years of financial losses and an acrimonious internal family dispute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLocated on the first and second floors of Chelsea Arts Tower, the 9,228-square-foot property was designed for exhibiting large-scale contemporary art. The turnkey space includes soaring 18-foot ceilings, a street-level garage door capable of accommodating works up to roughly 13 or 14 feet tall, rare curb-cut access for art handling, and a 1,250-square-foot private terrace on the second floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-full alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MartinEder_Bacon_Freud-81.jpg?w=400\" alt height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"lrv-u-font-size-14@desktop\">Visitors attend an opening in Marlborough\u2019s Chelsea flagship gallery. Courtesy Marlborough Real Estate LLC.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe building, in the heart of Chelsea\u2019s gallery district, is home to a number of commercial tenants and owners, including fashion designer Calvin Klein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Gazelli Art House, the acquisition expands its international footprint with a permanent base in the center of the art world. Founded in London in 2010 by Mila Askarova, the gallery has built a program spanning contemporary art and digital media while maintaining spaces in London and Baku.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe address also carries historical weight. Marlborough\u00a0relocated its New York operations to Chelsea\u00a0after decades in Midtown as part of a broader effort to consolidate the business. Those plans were later overtaken by\u00a0corporate infighting,\u00a0lawsuits among family members and executives, and declining finances that ultimately led the gallery to shutter after nearly 80 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/former-marlborough-gallery-chelsea-sells-7-5-million-gazelli-1234791228\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20210308_MARLBOROUGH-09_PLH.jpg?w=1024&#8243;] The\u00a0former New York home\u00a0of Marlborough Gallery, arguably the world\u2019s pioneering mega-gallery before its collapse and closure in 2024, has found a new owner. Gazelli Art House, which operates galleries in London and Baku, Azerbaijan, has purchased the former Marlborough space at 545 West 25th Street for $7.5 million. 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