Can it be true? Can the long-awaited grand–and I do mean grand–re-opening of the Bossert finally be upon us? The Brooklyn Paper says, yes, indeed. Or, maybe. Fen Hotels, which runs dozens of hotels across Latin America and a handful in the United States, will be the operator of the landmarked Montague Street hotel and […]
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Is A Second Hotel Coming To Montague Street?
Word on the street is that the Treeline Cos-owned building at 189 Montague St may be torn down and rebuilt as a hotel. As the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports: For one thing, tenants’ leases aren’t being renewed at 189 Montague, one source said. For another, at 146 Pierrepont St., a small apartment house located next […]
Bossert Not The Only New Hotel Around Town, As LodgeWorks Builds Downtown
As the Bossert endures community and governmental scrutiny to potentially convert the Montague Street property back to a “first-class” hotel, a national chain intends to build a 117-room inn on a now-vacant lot in Downtown Brooklyn. This spring, Kansas-based hotel developer LodgeWorks acquired 0.11 acres/4,700 square feet at 125 Flatbush Avenue Extension, just west of […]
Is The Bossert Being Converted Back To The ‘Waldorf Astoria of Brooklyn’?
Consider this a potential game-changer for Brooklyn Heights: The magnificent Bossert at 98 Montague Street, owned & maintained by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is apparently returning to its original domain as a hotel. Brownstoner reported Tuesday that according to a Public Hearing notice sent out by Community Board Two, a variance application has been filed to […]
Bossert On Display For House Tour
According to the Brooklyn Paper and the Brooklyn Eagle, the Bossert, that lovely former hotel turned Jehovah ‘s Witnesses hangout, will be one of the houses featured during this year’s Brooklyn Heights House Tour on Saturday, May 10th. Currently, the Bossert is up for sale, so this could be considered an “Open House” for any […]
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