The former Jehovah Witnesses' hotel in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn was purchased by Breaking Ground in 2018.
NEW YORK CITY—Supportive housing developer Breaking Ground is now moving forward with the redevelopment of a former Jehovah Witnesses' hotel in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn into a more than 500-unit affordable housing development.
The project at 90 Sand St. recently secured approval from the New York City Council will convert the former residential hotel building into 508 affordable units with rents starting as low as $492/month for a studio, along with approximately 30,000 square feet of community facility or commercial space and a newly activated public plaza.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
