Witnesses May Solve Brooklyn Bridge Park Dilemma
All Along, the Watchtower
New York City, NY 11201
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But there has been opposition to housing in the Park. The reasons are:
-- Condo owners' might feel they have a say about what goes on in the public's green land because they are forking out green for maintenance. The park needs to be a public, not private, place.
-- If the cost of the park's upkeep rises, more condos might be built to cover the expense. The more condos built in the park, the less open space for the public to enjoy.
So, a dilemma exists. How to pay for Brooklyn Bridge Park's upkeep without putting housing "inside" of the park?
The answer may be right in front of our eyes. If you've ever been out in NY Harbor, you've probably noticed the building with the big red "Watchtower" sign. It belongs to the Watchtower Society, aka Jehovah's Witnesses.
According to the NY Post, the Witnesses have put the Watchtower complex up for sale. It consists of 33 buildings, reports NY1 News. An activist has suggested, "The city should buy the Witnesses buildings, convert them into luxury condos and then put tax revenues from the sales toward the park's anticipated $16.1 million annual maintenance costs," reports the Post.
No word, yet, on what the Watchtower buildings may cost. But the Witnesses sold what is now One Brooklyn Bridge Park to the city for $205 million. It has 440 units, reports the Post. If sold at $1 million each, that's $440 million. However, Brooklyn 101 reports, a 3-bedroom condo sold for $4.5 million in March 2009.
So, the answer may have been all along, the Watchtower.
Sources:
Rich Calder, "High-rise foes seek 'Witness' protection," The NY Post
NY1 News, "NY1 Gets Rare Glimpse Inside Jehovah's Witness Headquarters," NY1 News
Brooklyn 101, "the watchtower society and brooklyn heights,", Brooklyn 101
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2 Comments
Post a Commentwatchtower society is not trustworthy because they do,nt inform own donnors about donated money invested in huge sales and profits to own pockets,they are just abusers of spiritual values of Bible
they have legal right to sell this properties,end is on the cornet and inside of hearts JW have fear, let them sell this buildings and keep milions gold eggs=false gods in the banks under supervisory of worldly priests=worldly financial lawyers