'Once in a lifetime' sale of religious group's Brooklyn HQ draws top investors

New York

VORNADO Realty Trust, one of the biggest owners of Manhattan office towers, and Silverstein Properties are among potential bidders for real estate offered by the Jehovah's Witnesses in an area of Brooklyn that's in high demand by developers.

The companies have expressed interest in at least one of three properties for sale, including the Brooklyn Heights complex that's been the religious movement's headquarters for almost half a century, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the process is private.