Jehovah’s Witnesses put massive DUMBO parking lot up for sale
The end approaches for Watchtower properties in Brooklyn
The Watchtower is selling its massive parking lot at 1 York St., a prime site just north of the Brooklyn Bridge, in DUMBO. The property is the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ last site in DUMBO, though the religious organization still owns several properties in Brooklyn Heights.
The 52,171-square-foot site, which the Watchtower has dubbed ONEYORK, is steps from Brooklyn Bridge Park and is outside of the DUMBO Historic District. It has frontage on Front Street.
According to the Watchtower’s offering, the property is under a medium-density residential zoning designation (R7-1), but is “primed for achieving enhanced ZFA (Zoning Floor Area) rights” and is “a strong candidate for destination retail if a mixed-use zoning overlay is achieved.”