Sneak peek: A new life for old Watchtower headquarters
A look inside the renovated complex, which is called Panorama.
Here’s a first look inside the Watchtower’s old world headquarters, which is being transformed into a cutting-edge office-and-retail complex with possibly a small hotel, too.
The nearly completed renovation at 25-30 Columbia Heights has created big, airy office spaces with views of leafy treetops. There are terraces with jaw-dropping views of the Manhattan skyline, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and the Statue of Liberty. There’s even a plaza with a “selfie platform” where visitors can snap shots of themselves with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses kept the five-building Brooklyn Heights complex closed to the public for nearly half a century, only opening their doors to guests for occasional tours.