# Brooklyn's Waldorf-Astoria Gets a Ritz Rebirth

> A 1909 Brooklyn Heights landmark, empty for over a decade, is being reborn as Ritz-Carlton branded residences.
- Title: Brooklyn's Waldorf-Astoria Gets a Ritz Rebirth · Robb Report
- Summary: A 1909 Brooklyn Heights landmark, empty for over a decade, is being reborn as Ritz-Carlton branded residences. The Hotel Bossert's long vacancy ends with a…
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- Source: Robb Report — https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/first-look-ritz-carlton-residences-brooklyn-heights-1238569972
- Author: Abby Montanez
- Published: 2026-09-15T13:00:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: real estate, brooklyn, hotels, landmarks, luxury
## A decade of dark windows
The Hotel Bossert has sat vacant in Brooklyn Heights for more than ten years. The landmarked 14-story building is finally getting a new chapter.
## Ritz-Carlton comes to Brooklyn
It will reopen as the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights, the first residential project the brand has done in the borough.
## Built in 1909
The Renaissance Revival building at 98 Montague Street opened in 1909 and quickly became one of Brooklyn's best-known hotels. Helmle & Huberty designed it.
## The Waldorf-Astoria of Brooklyn
That was its nickname in its prime, when it drew celebrities and business leaders through its doors.

> Waldorf-Astoria of Brooklyn
## Where the Dodgers celebrated
The Bossert famously hosted the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1955 World Series celebration, the only title the team ever won in Brooklyn.
## The facade comes back
The conversion restores the geometric brick facade, granite-and-limestone base, terra-cotta cornice, arched windows, cast-iron railings, and lion's-head keystones.
## Key takeaway

The Hotel Bossert's long vacancy ends with a conversion into the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights, the brand's first in the borough.