First look at 205 Montague; Landau-developed tower poised to be Brooklyn’s tallest condo

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Wednesday, May 21, 2025

205 Montague Street

In early 2024, new building permits were filed for 205 Montague Street, confirming that the existing five-story commercial building will be replaced by a striking 47-story mixed-use tower. Rising to 672 feet, the planned structure would currently rank as the third-tallest building in Brooklyn, surpassed only by Brooklyn Tower and Brooklyn Point. However, upcoming projects like One Third Avenue and the newly announced 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension are expected to climb even higher.

At nearly 700 feet tall, the tower will be a prominent addition to the growing Downtown Brooklyn skyline. The project's 19,000-square-foot parcel, at the intersection of Cadman Plaza West, Pierrepont Street, and Montague Street, is at the threshold of Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, with DUMBO close by. Historically, the lot once housed a ten-story Italianate building that served as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ offices, where Branch Rickey famously signed Jackie Robinson. That structure was demolished and replaced in 1962 by the current mid-century office building.

As first reported by The Real Deal, the 410,000-square-foot project is being developed by Landau Properties, led by Jonathan Landau, former CEO of Fortis Property Group. A redevelopment of this site has been anticipated for over a decade, since at least 2010, when Joseph Cayre’s Midtown Equities purchased the property for $33 million.

Shouldering the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District, the corner site shares a zoning lot with the adjacent office building at 197 Montague Street. Combined, the site will have a nearly even split between commercial and residential uses, with plans calling for 136 residences across 285,000 square feet of floor area. Plans also show there will be an underground garage with parking for 100 vehicles.

Given the relatively low unit count, premium location, and potential for sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline and city waterways, the residences are likely to be offered as condominiums. This would also make it the tallest strictly condo tower in Brooklyn, overtaking the 623-foot 11 Hoyt. The 1,066-foot-tall Brooklyn Tower, which just re-launched sales, will continue to offer the highest for-sale residences in the borough, but a sizable portion of the building is rentals.

Zoning drawings of 205 Montague Street (NYC DOB)

Sectional drawing

Permits list New York-based Hill West Architects as the architects of record. Jonathan Landau previously worked with the firm on other tony Brooklyn developments such as Olympia and One and Two River Park. An axonometric drawing of the tower’s massing suggests a slender silhouette encircled by sculptural balconies—reminiscent of Studio Gang’s Aqua Tower in Chicago, Landau’s Indian Creek Residences & Yacht Club in Miami, or their original vision for One River Park before the site was sold to Madison Realty Capital.

Landau's former condo project One River Park was also to feature condos with deep curving balconies | http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/cobble-hill/1-river-park-354-hicks-street/85272

Like earlier proposals by Midtown Equities and SRAA+E, the existing six-story commercial structure will be incorporated into the new development. The Modernist office building next door will also remain. The new tower will set back from the reworked podium and rise perpendicular to Cadman Plaza West, with east-facing units enjoying protected views over Cadman Plaza Park, towards the East River, and Midtown Manhattan. Western exposures will overlook the low-rise Brooklyn Heights Historic District, with unfold onto vistas of New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, and the lower Manhattan skyline.

205 Montague Street, Midtown Equities, SRAA+E

Credit: 205 Montague Street preliminary scheme by Midtown Equities, SRAA+E

Conceptual rendering for a development at 205 Montague prepared by Massey Knakal Realty Services

The neighborhood has recently welcomed a wave of new residential development. Among the most notable is the sold-out condominium tower One Clinton, which incorporates a new Brooklyn Heights Public Library branch and achieved some sale prices over $2,000 per square foot, among the highest in the borough. Other nearby developments include the Brooklyn Trust Company Building's conversion into 12 luxury condominiums, and new rental developments at 200 Montague Street and The Pierrepont at 146 Pierrepont Street. In addition, Rockrose Development is preparing a redevelopment of St. Francis College’s former campus in Brooklyn Heights.

Photo of One Clinton and Cadman Plaza Park via MARVEL

Sculpture installation in Cadman Plaza Park

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