Rick Destito, owner of the Gear Factory, exits a freight elevator that has existed as long as the century-old-building.

A lenticular photo, an image that changes from the viewed angle, sits on a window sill on the second floor of the Gear Factory. The image transitions between a man in a top hat and a skeleton.

Tate Horan listens to music in his stepbrother Dom Scicchitano’s studio before a recording session with a local rapper.

Clouds loom over the sustainable soil on the roof of the five-story building, an effort funded by the Vibrant Syracuse Spaces Green Roof project.

Yegor Mikushkin, who paints when he is not designing movie sets at American High, stands next to a self-portrait in his room.

Light shines through a window on the first floor from an area leading to the loading zone into the building.

Artists collaborate on a large painting in their communal area. The proximity of the living spaces is designed to encourage residents to interact and collaborate.

Construction materials and debris from previous art displays clutter the third floor. Once approved by the city, the open space will be cleared and built into work rental studios.

James “Judge” Gazza plays a guitar he’s owned for 40 years. The blues musician rents a studio space where he can work on building cigar box guitars and rehearse for shows.

The façade of the Gear Factory is lit up on the corner of Lafayette and Geddes during the fall art show on the first and second floors.

A visitor at the REvolution fall art show enters through the main lobby as bubbles shot from a machine descend from the upper floors.