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Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit builtBrooklyn Heights, NY

Completed 2013 office park conversion of Jehovah's Witnesses HQ; $375M sale, median rent $1,784, 1.1km from Albee Square Mall. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 28 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 115,051 on BKLYN/QUEENS EXP fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 9,789 units, Kings County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,858/mo zillow · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …sprawling office park record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: …sprawling office park record · all sites with this
New use
OfficeThis site: …sprawling office park newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …sprawling office park newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New usesofficeWikipedia no source
What is there nowsprawling office parknewtypes-extraction reported
Developerhis companynewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

AnchorsJehovah's Witnesses
CountyKings County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn Heights was purchased in 2013 and transformed into a sprawling office park.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2013Sold$375.0M closedhis company ← Jehovah's WitnessesWikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Kings County (NY), 20249,789 units in 5+ unit buildings, 249 in 2–4, 25 single-family; 2023: 14,851 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby28 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: Albee Square Mall (1.1 km); 111 Wall St. (1.4 km); 25 Water St. (1.5 km); 99 John Street (1.6 km); Flatiron Building (2.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)72,203 jobs in 9,032 establishments; average annual pay $48,397; employment location quotient 0.79; employment +0.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022601 jobs; 134 in retail trade, 89 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36047000501)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 29th income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (53 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 5.4%; median family income $229,125; 162 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsNew York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 31 public schools within 1 mile: PECK SLIP SCHOOL (THE); SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL; BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL; GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation83 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202574 county-logged events: 35 thunderstorm wind, 31 flash flood, 5 lightning, 2 hail; $60,267,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 11201, 2026-09median list price $1,455,000 (-13.1% on the year); 213 active listings; median 53 days on market; 7% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202310,114 establishments (+2%); 76,133 jobs (+15%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $962,988 (+5% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $3,858/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)115,051 vehicles a day on BKLYN/QUEENS EXP; 12,981 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn Heights, NY, was purchased by 'his company' in 2013 for $375 million from Jehovah's Witnesses. The site was redeveloped into an office park (described as 'sprawling') with new use as office space. Etsy signed a 10-year lease in 2013. The site is classified as 'other' with original use as headquarters. The retrofit is already built, with median office rent at $1,784. The developer 'his company' is unidentified in the record. The site is 1.1 km from Albee Square Mall (built) and within a cluster of 28 nearby developments (10km radius), including St. John's Terminal (4 km away). Housing market data shows a 2026 ZHVI of $962,988. The record lacks specific parcel details, exact site size, current tenant list beyond Etsy, and developer identity beyond 'his company'.

Why. Record confirms completed redevelopment, transaction details, and proximity to peer sites. Unknowns include developer name, site dimensions, and current tenant mix beyond Etsy.

Where it stands. Built, operational office park. No further development status noted. Median rent and retrofit status are key metrics.

For a planner

  • Proximity to Albee Square Mall (1.1km) and St. John's Terminal (4km) noted in context cluster.

For a developer

  • Median rent $1,784 cited; $375M purchase price in 2013. Peer analysis shows similar redevelopments scoring 6.5. No current vacancy rate or tenant data provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Developer identity unknown ('his company'). No parcel boundaries or site size. 'Sprawling office park' description lacks metrics. Housing market data is projected (2026).

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,784

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Timeline

  1. 2013 Purchase and investment
  2. 2013 Transformation into office park
  3. 2013 Etsy signs 10-year lease

Sources

  • Jared Kushner · CC BY-SA 4.0
    4 quoted sentences
    Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters
    his company led a transaction to purchase the Jehovah's Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn Heights for $375 million and invested $100 million into the site
    transforming it into a sprawling office park
    signing online retailer Etsy to a 10-year lease

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