Events

Events

Upcoming Events

Join AIA Brooklyn and Van Alen for an engaging conversation between two leading urbanists and change-makers: Sara C. Bronin, author of Key to the City, and Claire Weisz, founder of WXY.


October 18, 2025

Van Alen Fall Fest 2025

As part of Gowanus Open Studios and Archtober, join us for an festive open house to learn more about Van Alen, meet your neighbors, and get insight into community-led design projects across NYC. Drop in anytime for a lively afternoon of treats, tunes, and family-friendly activities.


Past Events

Join us to celebrate the closing of Placeholders, a project that showcases the vibrant spaces HDFCs hold in their storefronts.


Cooper Square Committee presents an info session identifying storefronts available for rent in HDFC coops on the Lower East Side.


June 10, 2025

Bond Street Bash

Join friends, peers, and design leaders at Van Alen Institute's annual Bond Street Bash! Celebrate the collaborations, connections, and community that make our network so extraordinary.



Celebrate our Design Sprints: Building Creative Capacity teams, who have worked over the past eight weeks to understand and address storefront vacancy in creative ways.