For Immediate Release
May 29, 2003
Watchtower opens way for Furman Street property development
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., a legal entity
of Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States, has announced the
possibility of selling its nearly one-million-square-foot building on the
Brooklyn waterfront at 360 Furman Street.
For some 20 years, this building has been the principal shipping facility
for the Bibles and Bible-based publications produced by Jehovah's
Witnesses at their world headquarters. This information comes eight
months after Watchtower announced its plan to redistribute a substantial
portion of the Brooklyn printing operation to various international
locations and to its Wallkill, N.Y., printery.
A spokesman for Watchtower, Robert Alexander, said: "Our building at 360
Furman Street has served us well for many years, but we're relocating
much of the work that was done there. Perhaps this building will be used
by others in a way that is compatible with the Brooklyn waterfront
development."
Constructed in 1928, the 360 Furman Street building is located between
Atlantic Avenue and Joralemon Street and was originally known as the
Trade Facilities Building. Watchtower acquired the property in 1983. It
is a familiar sight to anyone traveling on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
near Atlantic Avenue, as well as to those looking south while crossing
the Brooklyn Bridge or enjoying the views of the Manhattan skyline from
the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
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Great Opportunity for them to share with "widows and orphans"...after the sale...NOT!