Jehovah's Witnesses choose a buyer for DUMBO development site 69 Adams St.
By Lore Croghan
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Hallelujah, brother!
The Jehovah's Witnesses have made a deal to sell a prime piece of DUMBO real estate.
The property is 69 Adams St., a 157,410-square-foot development site that's situated alongside the Manhattan Bridge.
The site is currently occupied by a four-story recreational facility with a tennis court on its roof and a parking garage with 84 spaces.
“We have selected a buyer and expect to close on the property before the end of the year,” Watchtower spokesman Richard Devine told the Brooklyn Eagle via email.
“To respect their privacy, we are not identifying who the buyer is or the purchase price at this time,” he added.
A luxury residential tower with commercial space, storefronts and a community facility can be built as-of-right on the property, according to marketing material that the Watchtower had posted online. The site, which is located outside the DUMBO Historic District, has 103 feet of frontage on Front Street.
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This is the one with the drained swimming pool that’s never used for swimming or anything else. They lie and say it’s for baptisms so they can claim religious tax exemption. It’s really just a tax-free parking garage with tennis on top for the Bethel elites to park and play.
