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A concrete-and-steel structure with 250,000 square feet of storage spread over six stories, the warehouse in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood will hold works by such artists as van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, and Brancusi, with some of the items potentially worth more than the building itself. Protecting the precious contents will be infrared video cameras, biometric readers, motion-activated monitors, and smoke-, heat- and water-detection systems. The location near a cruise-ship port is considered ideal because it is a convenient and known taxi destination for clients.

Christie’s has operated a fine-art storage business in London for 25 years, but is expanding its facilities to Singapore and New York as demand for holding space has grown among collectors and dealers around the globe. The auction house has signed a 30-year lease.

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