""The tragedy is these pieces lived 70 years and were ready to live another 70 years," said David Singh, who co-owns the business with his partner, Lars Balderskilde. "Some are so unique that there are maybe a handful in the world left.""
""Niagara Falls coming out of the building," Singh said."
""We do not have one piece of inventory that can be salvageable," Singh said."
""This is a 100 percent wipeout.""
A fire broke out before midnight on the third floor of a Red Hook brick warehouse that housed Lanoba Design, architects, a community newspaper, and dozens of artists. The shop contained about 8,000 square feet and 900 handpicked vintage pieces, including rare designer furniture and a restored 12-foot teak dining table. Flames, a collapsed roof, and massive flooding from the harbor at roughly 50,000 gallons a minute destroyed what fire did not char. Heavy timber structure may have accelerated spread. Owners reported no salvageable inventory or tools and estimate losses in the millions, describing a total wipeout and sleepless nights.
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