The four-story warehouse at 481 Van Brunt St. is home to the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Hot Wood Arts, and several small businesses. Alicia Degener, the president of the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, said artists were anxious to retrieve and salvage their work, but haven’t been able to return to the building because it’s still unsafe. The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition featured almost 500 artists in its space for an exhibition opening last weekend, which means there are around 800 pieces of art in its section of the warehouse, Degener said. But then that’s like a part of you gone in a way.”But not all of Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s art is lost, she said. But in the wake of the fire and the long recovery ahead, the Red Hook community has been a bright spot for the affected business owners and artists.