The story
In the late 1990s, Paul Teutul Sr. began manufacturing custom motorcycles as an extension of his steel business (OC Iron Works), and in 1999 he founded Orange County Choppers, in Rock Tavern, New York at 27 Stone Castle Rd (off New York State Route 17K) and later moving to 10 Factory St in Montgomery, NY. The company's first bike, "True Blue", was debuted at the 1999 Daytona Biketoberfest.
Due to the success of their reality TV show, which premiered September 2002 on Discovery channel, OCC built a new $12 million, 61,000 square foot, custom facility which opened in April 2008, in Newburgh at 14 Crossroads Crt (off Rt 17k). The company owned the property until 2011, but surrendered the building to its lender, GE Commercial Finance Business Corp., to avoid foreclosure. It continued to lease about two-thirds of the property. GE Commercial Finance then sold the property to BRE East Mixed Asset Owner LLC of Dallas in March 2016.
In late 2020, the decision was made to close the Newburgh location and build a new facility in Pinellas Park, Florida, adjoining Bert's Barracuda Harley-Davidson. The new location, named OCC Road House & Museum, will include a bike-building shop and retail section, museum, restaurant, billiard hall, and concert pavilion. The building opened in late June 2021. Meanwhile, the old building is now a self-storage facility with the adjoining cafe also closed down, the signage can still be seen today.
From Wikipedia’s article on Orange County Choppers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4