A two-month-old, jail-themed sex club at 960-962 Folsom, as well as the adult store downstairs from it, may have to close or move after the building they're housed in was just sold. The owner of The Brig, which just underwent a renovation after its previous life as Playspace, tells the B.A.R. that the new owners are likely looking to demolish the place and build some condos, and that's a shame, because he just installed a new row of glory holes.

Scott Morris, owner of local porn company Factory Video (whose titles include Who's [sic] Load Is That? and Seed My Ass), is co-owner of The Brig along with porn star Nick Moretti, and he says the style of the place is meant to appeal to an older clientele, especially those who remember the bad old days of Folsom's original leather scene. It's only open on weekends (sadly), Friday to Monday, and it will remain open, it seems, until the new owners come to evict. They just had their opening weekend on President's Weekend in February.

This is just one of many gay businesses in SoMa that were once part of a larger cluster of bars, many catering to the leather community, which are now under threat as real estate in the neighborhood becomes more and more valuable. There remain a handful, though, like the nationally renowned Mr. S Leather, and a few intact bars like the Powerhouse, the Stud, the Eagle, and Lone Star.

[B.A.R.]