HOME ABOUT US PROJECTS TEAM 180 Montague Apartments 180 Montague Street Brooklyn, NY THE STORY: In the face of challenging zoning restrictions and vocal community board opposition, turned a 2-story retail property on the main shopping street in Brooklyn Heights into a 33-story luxury residential rental building. 192 RESIDENCES 33 STORIES BUILT 1998 KEY DETAILS Total Cost: $54 Million Total Gross Sq Ft: 212,000 USES: 190,000 sq. ft of luxury rental apartments 10,000 sq. ft. of retail 12,000 sq. ft parking below grade AMENITIES: 24-hr Fitness center, outdoor roof deck, lounge Walking distance of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Hillside Dog Park Supermarket at base retail Steps from the Subway (R,2,3,4,5) PROJECT CHALLENGES Existing development rights from the parcel were not large enough to create the critical mass and the views that would set the building apart from existing market inventory. Property development required relocating a group of retail tenants led by Off Track Betting, a quasi-public entity that occupied much of the ground floor of the building. There was opposition from community groups because the proposed 33-story building was in sharp contrast to the existing low scale development. A subway tunnel located just a few feet from the proposed foundation, posed significant construction challenges and required government agency design and engineering approvals. OUR SOLUTION Successfully relocated Off Track Betting and the other retail tenants. Procured air rights from 8 adjoining buildings resulting in an additional 27 floors and 360 degree unobstructed views of Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and New Jersey. Development qualified for outer-borough 20-year tax exemption from increases due to property improvements. Managed community opposition by meeting with neighborhood associations and community board members throughout the development process. Rather than traditional excavation and foundation construction, a slurry wall foundation process was used. The system allowed the subway tunnel to remain “pressurized” and intact during excavation and foundation work. 30 West 21st Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 T +212 554 3700 info@continuumcompany.com press@continuumcompany.com