UOVO, The Fastest Growing Art Storage And Services Company In The US, Opens Third New York Facility

140,000 square foot building advances UOVO's position as the preferred operational partner to the art and fashion industries.

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Jan 30, 2017, 15:21 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UOVO, the premier provider of fine art storage and collections management services, is pleased to announce the opening of UOVO:100 Bradley PKWY, the latest edition to its rapidly-growing portfolio of facilities. Located 17 miles north of Manhattan in Rockland County, the facility expands the range of high-caliber services and cost-effective storage options UOVO offers.

UOVO:100 Bradley PKWY, a newly opened 140,000 square foot purpose designed art storage facility. Credit: UOVO.

High ceilings and customized racking allow UOVO to design the most efficient storage for clients. Credit: UOVO.

On-site viewing rooms are used for private sales, conservation, and archival work. Credit: UOVO.

Art handlers are experienced in working with a wide variety of media, including textiles and couture. Credit: Nicholas Calcott.

A museum client's unit at UOVO's flagship facility with high density painting storage and a photography wall. Credit: Nicholas Calcott.

UOVO caters to leading museums, nonprofit institutions, commercial galleries, and foundations, as well as individual collectors and artists. It also offers fashion houses archival storage for couture collections. Since launching in 2013, UOVO's footprint has grown to over 550,000 square feet; the company now serves over 600 clients. UOVO addresses needs ranging from temporary storage of a single painting, to the development of bespoke private spaces within UOVO's facilities to store, preserve, and study collections. UOVO's state-of-the-art facilities and distinctive concierge service model have elevated the stewardship of artworks and archives.

The newly renovated facility addresses the rapidly increasing demand for the company's high standard of collections care that is maximally efficient and cost-effective. In an art market characterized by an unprecedented volume of acquisitions by institutions and private collectors, UOVO has seen a correlated rise in demand for art and archival services including storage, transportation, installations, and private viewings.

UOVO delivers tailored programs for each client's operational and budgetary needs, capitalizing on the building's 25-foot high ceilings and constructing specialized racking, cabinets, and furnishings suited to each client's objects and working preferences. The purpose-designed facility offers:

Customized private rooms and concierge shared storage
State-of-the-art security
Strictly monitored climate and temperature controls
An on-site viewing room with customizable lighting
Private workspaces
A digital inventory system which can integrate with a client-facing mobile database
Same day access to Manhattan provided by UOVO's fleet of trucks

The Founder and Chairman of the company is Steve Guttman, former CEO of the Federal Realty Investment Trust and the Founder of Storage Deluxe Management Company, which has developed over 55 properties in the New York region. He was recently awarded the Legion of Honor by France, the nation's highest honor, for his philanthropic work with the Centre Pompidou Foundation. Guttman explains, "In less than 3 years, UOVO has become the leader in art storage and services in the New York area. We have built relationships with many of the most important museums and collectors in the world, as well as smaller organizations and collectors that are just getting started. UOVO's expansion allows us to better serve to our clients by providing them with a broader array of customized solutions for their service and storage needs."

About UOVO

UOVO is elevating art storage and services. Through a holistic approach to collections management, UOVO has developed a new paradigm for the stewardship of the art, design, fashion, and archival collections that comprise our cultural legacy. From climate-controlled storage and private viewing rooms, to transportation, packing, crating, and installation services, UOVO provides an array of storage options and innovative service and management solutions tailored to meet the specialized needs of any collection. Each UOVO facility is purpose-designed and managed by a team of industry-leading experts dedicated to ensuring that works are safeguarded with the highest caliber of security, discretion, professionalism, and care. For more information, please visit www.uovo.org.

PRESS CONTACT:

Anna Raginskaya
Vice President of Brand and Business Development
UOVO
Queens Plaza 41-54 22nd Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
646-680-0500
[email protected]

Hannah Schmidt
Marketing and Communications Associate
UOVO
Queens Plaza 41-54 22nd Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
646-747-4306
[email protected]

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