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The Central Power Station of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company building, commonly known as the Batcave or Gowanus Batcave, is a former transit power station in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus, by the Gowanus Canal. It was built in 1896, while the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was expanding its rail transit service. It stopped operating in the 1950s and sat abandoned for more than a half-century, becoming home to a community of squatters in the early 2000s. The owners had the squatters removed and increased security in 2006, but only temporarily, after which it became a popular space for graffiti and underground events. In 2012, philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz purchased the property for $7 million with plans to turn it into The Powerhouse Workshop, an arts space focused on the fabrication of artistic goods. It is managed through the nonprofit Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation.
