The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is selling six Brooklyn Heights properties, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported this week. Three of the buildings — 169 , 283 and 161 Columbia Heights — are being sold as a group; the other three — 165 Columbia Heights, 105 Willow Street and 34 Orange Street — are available individually.
And, according to the SkyscraperPage, the JWs have abandoned their plans to build a Watchtower complex at 85 Jay Street in Dumbo: "The Watchtower Society has decided not to build the complex, instead continuing the gradual transfer of its facilities to upstate New York."
UPDATE: According to the Brooklyn Eagle's May 2nd paper, not yet online, the Jehovah's Witnesses deny the Skyscraper story, saying they have NOT abandoned Dumbo. More later.
UPDATE UPDATE: The Eagle story is online: Richard Devine, a spokesperson for the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses), denied there was any truth to the rumor. Story here.
Hello, Have you got any updated informations about Jehovah's witnesses'buildings ?
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On March 28, the Brooklyn Heights Blog reported that the Watchtower would soon announce plans to sell the Standish Arms Hotel on Columbia Heights. Here's the link: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/982
ReplyDeleteOn May 12, the Brooklyn Paper had an update: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/
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Don't miss Curb's take: http://www.curbed.com/archives/
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Thanx a lot,
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