Salvation Army Is Selling Its Clinton Hill Building For Around $30 Million

The Salvation Army building at 22 Quincy Street (between Classon Avenue and Downing Street is being sold for a rumored $30 million to an undisclosed source, reports Brownstoner. The new buyer is not yet listed in Buildings Department records.

The building is 70,158 square feet and is over FAR, so demolition is unlikely. It is not landmarked.

It is actually quite a beautiful building, with stripes, arches, and other decorative details in brown and orange brick. You have to look up to see it, because the ground floor exterior is covered in paint and metal rolling doors and has taken on a workaday, industrial appearance.

It was designed in 1899 by Francis Kimball for one of Brooklyn’s largest and most prestigious department stores, Frederick Loeser & Co. The top three floors served as the company’s warehouse. On the bottom floor was a stable for deliveries. Inside, ramps for vehicles still connect the floors.

There are other Salvation Army thrift stores in adjacent neighborhoods, at 1241 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy and 436 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum/Cobble Hill.

It is not yet known when the store will officially close, but we’ll update again when we know what will occupy this space.