Decadent Laboratories: A City Studio Steeped in History

Finding a laboratory space in New York City that isn’t a budget buster is no easy task—just ask Marc Dixon, CDT.

“Over the course of several months, I probably looked at 1,000 different places online,” says Dixon, Owner of Decadent Laboratories in Brooklyn, NY, a solo operation specializing in complex cases, implants and full-mouth reconstructions.

Then, he came across a listing for a renovated 300-square-foot corner studio on the fourth floor of a historic building—it formerly housed a chocolate company and a textile factory that made bedding to support troops during WWII and the Korean War—and was wowed by the photos. “I figured it was too good to be true, but I clicked on the map to find out where it was,” says Dixon.

When he saw it was just two miles from his apartment, he made an appointment to see it and then immediately fell in love with the studio’s honey-colored wood floors and beams, exposed brick wall...