jw.org Newsroom, “Jehovah’s Witnesses Close on Sale of Their World Headquarters Buildings in Brooklyn”
“On August 3, 2016, Jehovah’s Witnesses officially closed on the sale of their former world headquarters facility, located at 25/30 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn, New York. The sale, to a partnership of Kushner Companies and LIVWRK”
States the property is approximately 733,608 gross sq ft, includes 50 and 58 Columbia Heights and 55 Furman Street, and was bought from Squibb in 1969. No price is disclosed.
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Provenance and verification note for jw.org Newsroom, Jehovah’s Witnesses Close on Sale of Their World Headquarters Buildings in Brooklyn
Confidence note. Opened the live jw.org page.
Corroborated by. src-trd-2016-0804-kushner-close-340m, src-brownstoner-2017-0601-kushner-transform-hq
Notes. The organisation's own release omits the price; the $340m figure comes from reporting and public records.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jworg-2016-0805-news-sale-25-30-columbia-heights