Carroll Hall hosts private events for up to 130 guests standing or 90 seated indoors, on one ground-floor site made of a hall, a garden and several smaller rooms. The venue is at 2 Vandervoort Place in Brooklyn, a short walk from the Morgan Avenue L stop. It suits offsites, client receptions, product launches and weddings, and it is rented as a whole with an events manager present throughout.
Seminars and company events
The official site lists offsite meetings and corporate retreats, corporate receptions, product launches, brand activations and film or photo shoots. Past corporate bookings shown there include a product launch, a photo shoot and a retreat with a wellness day. Sample floor plans show a classroom layout for 54 people with 18 six-foot tables and two TV screens, and a film screening for 87 people with a ten-foot screen. Wifi covers the whole venue, and an events manager and security stay for the length of the event. Mobile bars can be placed indoors or outdoors.
Weddings and receptions
Carroll Hall also hosts weddings, engagement parties, bridal showers and baby showers. Ceremonies and cocktail hours can take place in the garden, and receptions in the hall, which fits a seated dinner or a dance floor. Rose's Room serves for wedding preparations or as a vendor catering room, the Treehouse gives the couple a quiet corner, and the Mezzanine Lounge offers a private balcony. The venue offers a consultation for couples and a tour on request.
Rooms and capacities
The maximum for the whole venue, hall and garden together, is 130 guests standing. Indoor seated capacity is 90.
- The Hall: 25-foot ceilings, skylights, cedar wall panels, a raised DJ booth and an 8 by 8 foot pivot door that opens to the garden.
- The Garden: 1,606 square feet in two connected courtyards, with built-in benches, a seasonal fountain, outdoor lighting and uplighting, and street-level access for load-in. Tenting is available through a third-party vendor.
- Rose's Room: a private dining and catering area off the east courtyard, with a sliding wall to the garden.
- Treehouse: a small wooden room in the garden for 6 people, sold as an add-on.
- Mezzanine Lounge: a private lounge above the hall with a balcony, a couch and two chairs, suited to a VIP room or an office. It is also an add-on.
Catering
Rose's Room has a catering prep area with a sink, a large commercial fridge, a dishwasher, tabletops and an ice machine. Organisers bring their own vendors. The venue holds a full liquor license and offers bar packages with staffing. A basic furniture package is included: 100 white padded folding chairs, ten 60-inch round tables, 15 six-foot guest tables, seven catering tables, eight cocktail tables and two mobile bars.
Getting there
Carroll Hall is at 2 Vandervoort Place, Brooklyn, NY 11237. The venue names the Morgan Avenue stop on the L line as its public transport access. Two parking spots are dedicated to events and street parking is plentiful. All public spaces are on the ground floor and are wheelchair accessible, with an accessible bathroom and a changing table. Load-in is possible from the street.
