UOVO
A New York-based provider of purpose-built storage, handling, and archival services for fine art and other high-value collections.
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Overview
UOVO is a New York City-based company specializing in the storage, protection, cataloging, and handling of high-value fine-art and cultural collections. Its facilities serve museums, collectors, artists, fashion houses, designers, archives, and other institutions that require more specialized infrastructure than conventional self-storage or warehouse operators provide. In addition to fine art, the company’s stated areas of activity include fashion, interior design, entertainment memorabilia, music-related collections, and archival materials. The business was established in January 2013 by art collector and real-estate developer Steven Guttman and Steve Novenstein. The company’s name is derived from the Italian word for “egg,” reflecting the idea of a protective enclosure. UOVO grew out of Guttman’s earlier experience with art storage. In 2006, he had opened a fine-art storage facility in the Bronx on the upper floors of a building owned by Storage Deluxe, another business associated with him. He concluded that demand for specialized art storage exceeded the capacity of that operation and that the market could support purpose-built facilities designed around the conservation, security, access, and logistical needs of valuable collections. UOVO’s first purpose-built site was announced in early 2013 and opened in 2014 in Long Island City, Queens. The two-building complex on 22nd Street covers approximately 280,000 square feet and was designed specifically for art storage rather than adapted from a general-purpose warehouse. The facility includes hundreds of storage spaces, private viewing rooms, security systems, collection cataloging and indexing capabilities, customized suites, work areas for curators and conservators, and specialized transportation services. This combination of physical infrastructure and collection-management support forms the core of UOVO’s positioning. The company expanded its New York-area footprint through a series of facility additions. In December 2014, it acquired a 106,141-square-foot warehouse in Orangeburg, New York, on a roughly thirteen-acre property. In February 2017, UOVO opened another facility in Blauvelt, New York, after renovating a 140,000-square-foot building on approximately nine acres. In 2018, it acquired a 150,000-square-foot facility in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Together, these sites established a regional network serving the New York metropolitan area and provided capacity for institutional and private collections of varying sizes. UOVO generally does not publicly identify the contents of its facilities, but publicly reported examples illustrate the range of collections it handles. The Rubin Museum of Art has used UOVO as auxiliary storage for parts of its collection. The company has also stored the Oscar de la Renta fashion archive since 2016, with garments and related materials housed, cataloged, and made available for archival review and occasional presentation. Other fashion-related collections associated with UOVO include holdings connected with PVH Corp., whose portfolio includes Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. The company’s business model is based on controlled access, environmental and physical protection, specialized logistics, and professional collection support rather than simple rental space. Its customers may require private viewing areas, conservator and curator workspaces, inventory systems, transportation coordination, and secure access to individual works or entire archives. UOVO therefore occupies a niche at the intersection of fine-art logistics, cultural-property storage, real-estate operations, and collection management. Publicly available reference material describes its operations primarily in the New York region; broader international operations, ownership details, financial results, and current executive leadership are not established in the supplied sources.
History
UOVO was founded in January 2013 by Steven Guttman and Steve Novenstein as a specialized storage company for fine art and related high-value collections. The concept developed from Guttman’s earlier involvement in art storage. In 2006, he had established a fine-art storage operation in the Bronx within a building owned by Storage Deluxe, another business associated with him. The earlier facility demonstrated demand for dedicated art-storage capacity, while also suggesting that a purpose-built environment could provide better security, organization, access, and handling conditions. UOVO announced plans in early 2013 to construct its first purpose-built facility in Long Island City, Queens. The complex opened in 2014 on 22nd Street near Queens Plaza. Comprising two buildings and approximately 280,000 square feet, it was designed for the requirements of art and collection storage. The site included roughly 500 storage spaces, private viewing rooms, security infrastructure, cataloging and indexing services, customized collection suites, work areas for curators and conservators, and specialized artwork transportation capabilities. The facility established UOVO’s basic operating model: combining secure physical storage with services that allow collections to be documented, examined, moved, and maintained. The company began expanding beyond Queens in late 2014. In December of that year, UOVO purchased a warehouse in Orangeburg, New York. The facility, located at 33 Kings Highway, measured approximately 106,141 square feet and occupied a thirteen-acre property. In February 2017, UOVO opened a further site in Blauvelt, a community in Orangetown, New York, after renovating a 140,000-square-foot facility on approximately nine acres at 100 Bradley Parkway. These additions strengthened the company’s ability to serve the wider New York metropolitan area and accommodate collections requiring different space configurations. UOVO continued its physical expansion in 2018 by acquiring a facility of approximately 150,000 square feet in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The additions gave the company three New York-area facilities described in the available reference material, alongside its Long Island City base and sites in Rockland County and Brooklyn. The regional network supported both private and institutional clients while allowing UOVO to offer storage, viewing, collection access, and logistics from multiple locations. Although UOVO generally keeps the contents of its facilities confidential, publicly identified clients and collections show the breadth of its activity. The Rubin Museum of Art has used UOVO as auxiliary storage for museum collections. Since 2016, the company has stored and cataloged the fashion archive associated with Oscar de la Renta, including designs produced across multiple decades. The archive can be reviewed by the designer’s archivist and has at times been showcased. UOVO has also stored collections associated with PVH Corp., the parent company connected to fashion brands including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Over time, UOVO’s identity has centered on specialist collection infrastructure rather than ordinary warehousing. Its services address the needs of owners who require secure environments, organized inventories, controlled access, private inspection areas, conservator and curator workspaces, and professional transportation. The available material does not establish a public listing, financial profile, international footprint, or a complete current management roster. Its documented operations are concentrated in the New York area and cover fine art, fashion, design, entertainment memorabilia, music-related materials, and other archives.
- 2018
Bushwick facility acquired
[1]UOVO acquired an approximately 150,000-square-foot facility in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood.
- 2017
Blauvelt facility opened
[1]UOVO opened a renovated approximately 140,000-square-foot facility in Blauvelt, New York.
- 2016
Oscar de la Renta archive storage began
[1]UOVO began storing and cataloging the Oscar de la Renta fashion archive, according to publicly reported information.
- 2014
Long Island City facility opened
[1]UOVO opened its approximately 280,000-square-foot purpose-built facility in Queens, with storage spaces, viewing rooms, security, cataloging, and collection-support infrastructure.
- 2014
Orangeburg facility acquired
[1]The company purchased a warehouse of approximately 106,141 square feet in Orangeburg, New York.
- 2013
UOVO founded and first purpose-built facility announced
[1]Steven Guttman and Steve Novenstein established UOVO in January and announced plans for a dedicated art-storage complex in Long Island City, Queens.
- 2006
Early fine-art storage operation established
[1]Steven Guttman opened a fine-art storage facility in the Bronx within a building owned by Storage Deluxe, creating the operational foundation for a later purpose-built storage company.
Products and positioning
A specialist, security-focused alternative to general warehouse storage for museums, collectors, artists, fashion houses, designers, and other owners of high-value cultural or archival collections.
Storage service · 2013
Fine-art storage
Secure, specialized storage for paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and other valuable art objects. UOVO’s documented facilities are purpose-built or adapted for controlled access, collection organization, private inspection, and professional handling rather than conventional self-storage use.
Archival service
Fashion and design archive storage
Storage and collection-management support for fashion, interior-design, and related archives. Publicly identified examples include the Oscar de la Renta archive and collections associated with PVH Corp. Services can include cataloging, organized access, viewing, and coordination with archivists.
Museum service
Institutional collection storage
Auxiliary storage for museums and other institutions whose collections exceed on-site capacity or require additional specialized space. The Rubin Museum of Art has been identified as a client using UOVO facilities for collection storage.
Art logistics · 2014
Collection logistics and access services
A support layer encompassing specialized transportation, cataloging and indexing, private viewing rooms, customized suites, and workspaces for curators and conservators. These services help clients inspect, document, move, and manage valuable collections stored at UOVO facilities.
Brand decisions
2014
Expanded beyond Queens through an Orangeburg acquisitionStrategyBackground
The company sought additional capacity after establishing its first purpose-built facility in Long Island City.
Action taken
UOVO purchased a warehouse facility in Orangeburg, New York, measuring approximately 106,141 square feet.
Aftermath
The acquisition extended UOVO’s storage network into Rockland County and supported its regional expansion.
2013
Adopted a purpose-built art-storage strategyStrategyBackground
Experience with an earlier Bronx fine-art storage facility indicated that demand for specialized storage exceeded available capacity and that general warehouse space did not fully address the needs of valuable collections.
Action taken
UOVO was founded around the development of dedicated facilities with security, viewing, cataloging, collection suites, conservation work areas, and art-specific logistics.
Aftermath
The strategy led to the opening of the Long Island City facility in 2014 and subsequent expansion across the New York metropolitan area.
Recent events
UOVO appoints Caroline Page-Katz President and COO[2]
Reported:
UOVO announced the appointment of Caroline Page-Katz as President and COO. She had been the company's Chief Operating Officer since 2016.
UOVO acquires Museo Vault[3]
Reported:
UOVO announced that it had acquired Museo Vault, adding two South Florida art-storage facilities and related services to its portfolio.
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