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Montague Street is home to to an upscale mix of local boutiques, New York-based chains, and national retailers, including Design Within Reach, M·A·C, Banana Republic, J.McLaughlin, City Chemist, Ann Taylor Loft, and Starbucks. In addition to historic brownstones, many of which have retail uses on both their ground and second floors, high-rise towers provide more than 700,000 square feet of Class A office space. Tenants enjoy superb transit connections and a diverse customer base of affluent residents, local workers and students, and international visitors.
The figures below describe the area within a quarter-mile and half-mile radius from 125 Montague Street.
Comprehensive 2010 Census data will be released this summer. Please check back for the most up-to-date demographic and retail data at that time.
Resident Population
.25 mi
.5 mi
2007 Total Population
14,175
30,064
2012 Projected Population
14,173
30,138
2007 Total Households
8,069
15,333
2012 Projected Households
8,296
15,810
2007 Female Population
7,065
14,300
2007 Median Age Female Pop.
38.8
39.5
2007 Male Population
7,110
15,764
2007 Median Age Male Pop.
38.3
37.1
Resident Income
.25 mi
.5 mi
2007 Per Capita Income
$89,862
$75,262
2012 Projected Per Capita Income
$107,346
$89,856
2007 Average Household Income
$157,862
$147,570
2012 Projected Household Income
$183,391
$171,290
2007 Aggregate Income ($mil)
$1,274
$2,263
2012 Aggregate Income ($mil)
$1,521
$2,708
Resident Education & Occupation
.25 mi
.5 mi
2007 Adults Age 25+
12,235
25,451
2007 % with No College Degree
23.4%
33.4%
2007 % with Bachelor's Degree
34.9%
30.5%
2007 % with Advanced Degree
41.7%
36.1%
2007 % Blue Collar Occupations
6.66%
8.07%
2007 % White Collar Occupations
93.34%
91.93%
Workers & Visitors
In addition to the resident population, Montague Street attracts thousands of local workers, students, and other visitors every day.
The Brooklyn Promenade, one of the borough's most visited attractions, is located at the foot of Montague Street. Brooklyn's civic center — home to Brooklyn Borough Hall and an extensive complex of Federal District Court and NY State Court buildings — is one block away.
The Court Street/Borough Hall subway station, located directly below Montague Street, is one of the busiest in the system. The station serves seven lines — the M, the R, the 2/3, and the 4/5. On an average weekday, more than 34,000 people pass through the turnstiles, placing it among the top 5% of the subway's stations by ridership.
Montague Street's residential and non-profit garbage is collected by the NYC Dept. of Sanitation on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; bags should be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. on the preceding day. Residential and non-profit recycling is picked up on Wednesday only.
Montague Street food-service establishments can get free waste cooking-oil removal through the Doe Fund's Resource Recovery program. Contact Brigit Pinnell, BID director, at 718-522-3649, for more information.
Installing Awnings & Signs Montague Street blocks west of Clinton Street are located within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Business owners planning on installing new or replacement signs or awnings should file an Application for Work on Designated Properties with the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. While specific questions should be directed to Landmarks' public information office, at 212-669-7817, the following general conditions apply:
Awnings should be made of canvas and have open sides.
Any awning skirt should be loose, able to move in the wind, rather than attached at the sides.
Lettering should be printed only on the skirt, not on the awning top.
Signs should be flat and mounted horizontally across the width of the facade.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce 25 Elm Place, Suite 200, 2nd Floor
718-875-1000 The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce provides members with promotion, marketing, and other support services, including Brooklyn HealthWorks, a low-cost insurance program for local small businesses.
Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Boulevard, T-4162 718-368-6781
Entrepreneurs and small businesses can get training, business planning, referrals, and other technical assistance from the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation.
NYC Business Solutions Center 9 Bond Street, 5th Floor
718-875-3400
Operated by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), the Brooklyn Business Solutions Center offers classes, makes referrals, coordinates SBS services, and helps small businesses address concerns with government agencies or utility companies.
SBS also offers NYC Business Express, an online tool that consolidates many of the license, permit, and tax applications required to do business in New York City. The NYC Business Express Incentives Estimator can even provide a customized list of city, state, and federal incentives for which your business may qualify.
