Demolition Complete for 47-Story Skyscraper at 205 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights

Demolition has finished at 205 Montague Street, the site of a 47-story residential skyscraper in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Jonathan Landau of Landau Properties, the 672-foot-tall structure will yield 90 rental apartments and 46 condominium units with an average scope of 2,100 square feet. The $550 million project will also include nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space and a 100-plus vehicle parking garage. The 19,000-square-foot property is located at the northwest corner of Montague Street and Cadman Plaza West.

The former six-story commercial building was fully razed since our last update in April, when crews were assembling scaffolding over the midcentury structure in preparation for the start of demolition. The photos above and below, shared on YIMBY Forums, show the trapezoidal site leveled and being cleared of debris.

205 Montague Street. Photo: YIMBY Forums user Alemel

205 Montague Street. Photo: YIMBY Forums user JC_Heights

The above main rendering depicts an aerial perspective of the skyscraper’s southeast corner, with the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. The façade is made up of a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows surrounded by white paneling, and a dark metal framework will wrap around the structure and its terraces, curving up above the sloped crown.

The following elevation diagrams from the DOB filing closely match the new rendering. The building will begin with a multistory podium covering the full lot, and the main tower will rise with a rectangular massing. A cutout is visible around the one-quarter mark of the tower, and the slender northern and southern elevations will feature a series of curving balconies that grow larger on the upper stories. The structure will culminate in a multifaceted bulkhead.

205 Montague Street. Designed by Hill West Architects.

205 Montague Street. Designed by Hill West Architects.

The below image previews an upper terrace and its views of the Manhattan skyline across the East River. Homes will come in half-floor, full-floor, and triplex layouts, and each will feature private outdoor space spanning 600 to 1,900 square feet.

An upper-level terrace at 205 Montague Street. Rendering courtesy of Greg WIlliamson.

Amenities will include a jazz club, pictured below, as well as a BondST restaurant, a 63-foot indoor swimming pool, four padel courts, and multiple children’s facilities.

The jazz club at 205 Montague Street. Rendering courtesy of Greg WIlliamson.

The following Google Street View image shows the former occupant before the start of demolition. Prior to this structure, the site was home to a ten-story Italianate building that housed the offices of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Landau Properties acquired the property last December for $140 million. Northwind Group provided a fully funded $113 million senior loan through Northwind Debt Fund III, and Atlas Capital Group provided $27 million in preferred equity.

205 Montague Street. Image: Google

Sales are expected to launch sometime next year, with Greg Williamson, Andrew Anderson, Karen Heyman and Casey Heyman of Douglas Elliman leading sales and marketing. The closest subways from the development are the R train at the Court Street station and the 2 and 3 trains at the Borough Hall station.

205 Montague Street’s anticipated completion date is slated for 2029.

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