The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., a legal entity of Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States, has announced the possibility of selling its nearly one-million-square-foot building on the Brooklyn waterfront at 360 Furman Street.

For some 20 years, this building has been the principal shipping facility for the Bibles and Bible-based publications produced by Jehovah's Witnesses at their world headquarters. This information comes eight months after Watchtower announced its plan to redistribute a substantial portion of the Brooklyn printing operation to various international locations and to its Wallkill, N.Y., printery.

A spokesman for Watchtower, Robert Alexander, said: "Our building at 360 Furman Street has served us well for many years, but we're relocating much of the work that was done there. Perhaps this building will be used by others in a way that is compatible with the Brooklyn waterfront development."

Constructed in 1928, the 360 Furman Street building is located between Atlantic Avenue and Joralemon Street and was originally known as the Trade Facilities Building. Watchtower acquired the property in 1983. It is a familiar sight to anyone traveling on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Atlantic Avenue, as well as to those looking south while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge or enjoying the views of the Manhattan skyline from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.