Montague–Court Building, Sea Gate

Name: Montague–Court Building
Address: Sea Gate, United States

#84 among attractions in Sea Gate

Skyscraper, Neo-renaissance architecture

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The Montague–Court Building is a 35-story, 462 ft tall commercial office tower at 16 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architect H. Craig Severance and built in 1927. It is the tallest office building and the twelfth tallest building overall in Brooklyn at 462 feet. The building is 35 stories tall and has a floor area of 317,625 ft². The Montague–Court building is currently owned and managed by the CIM Group, which purchased it from SL Green Realty in 2017 for $171 million. In February 2012, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building as part of the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 40°41'38"N, 73°59'26"W

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Northwestern Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights)Sea Gate United States

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Montague–Court Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Transit Museum, Korean War Veterans Plaza, Brooklyn War Memorial, Friends Meetinghouse and School.

~1220 ftS
Hands-on history of mass transporation
New York Transit Museum, New York City
6 min walk • Nestled in the bustling borough of Brooklyn, the New York Transit Museum is a unique urban sanctuary dedicated to the history of New York City's public transportation system. Housed in a decommissioned subway station at 99 Schermerhorn Street, this museum offers...
~670 ftN
Memorial
Korean War Veterans Plaza, Sea Gate
4 min walk • Korean War Veterans Plaza is a memorial plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, at Fulton and Tillary streets. The plaza features a gate and flagstaff, cast in 1992 and dedicated on November 11 of that year.
~1680 ftN
Monuments and statues
Brooklyn War Memorial, Sea Gate
9 min walk • The Brooklyn War Memorial is a war memorial installed in Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza, in the U.S. state of New York. It features two high relief figures sculpted by Charles Keck, which represent victory and family, as well as a memorial wall in its main auditorium.
~1410 ftS
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Friends Meetinghouse and School, Sea Gate
7 min walk • The Friends Meetinghouse and School is an historic Quaker meeting house and adjacent school building at the corner of Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
~380 ftS
Greek Revival architecture, City hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall, New York City
2 min walk • Brooklyn Borough Hall is a building in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architects Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King in the Greek Revival style, and constructed of Tuckahoe marble under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes.
~1190 ftS
Church
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Sea Gate
6 min walk • The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen, more simply Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox cathedral church at 64 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is best known for taking in parishioners from St.
~1470 ftSE
Church
Brooklyn Tabernacle, Sea Gate
8 min walk • Brooklyn Tabernacle is an evangelical non-denominational megachurch located at 17 Smith Street at the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, New York City. The senior pastor is Jim Cymbala.
~1830 ftE
Square
Abolitionist Place, Sea Gate
9 min walk • Abolitionist Place is an alternative name for a section of Duffield Street in Brooklyn, New York City, which was a significant site of abolitionist activity in the 19th century. Abolitionists Harriet and Thomas Truesdell lived at 227 Duffield Street, which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.
~1580 ftE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Wunsch Building, Sea Gate
8 min walk • The Wunsch Building of New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the present name of the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, a former Methodist church located at 311 Bridge Street, on the east side between Johnson Street and Myrtle Avenue, in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.
~1630 ftN
Park
Walt Whitman Park, Sea Gate
8 min walk • Walt Whitman Park is a park in the Downtown Brooklyn section of Brooklyn, New York City, commemorating Walt Whitman. It is adjacent to Cadman Plaza East to the west and Adams Street to the east.
~810 ftNW
Church
First Unitarian Congregational Society, Sea Gate
4 min walk • First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Brooklyn, NY. The Society was established in 1833 and has been worshiping in its historic Gothic Revival Sanctuary since 1844. The Sanctuary is adorned with stained glass windows and a Louis C. Tiffany angel mosaic.

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Which popular attractions are close to Montague–Court Building?

Nearby attractions include Brooklyn Borough Hall, New York City (2 min walk), Center for Brooklyn History, New York City (4 min walk), St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, New York City (4 min walk), Korean War Veterans Plaza, Sea Gate (4 min walk).

How to get to Montague–Court Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Montague–Court Building:

Metro

Borough Hall • Lines: 2, 3, 4, 5 (2 min walk)
Court Street • Lines: N, R (2 min walk)

Bus

Greyhound (10 min walk)
Sands Street & Pearl Street • Lines: B67, B69 (12 min walk)

Train

Atlantic Terminal (24 min walk)

Ferry

Pier 11/Wall Street Terminal (26 min walk)
Whitehall • Lines: Sif (33 min walk)