Domino Sugar Refinery Redevelopment

Coordinates: 40°42′49″N 73°58′02″W / 40.713729°N 73.967217°W / 40.713729; -73.967217

Domino Sugar Refinery Redevelopment
General information
Status Under construction
Design and construction
Architect SHoP Architects (Master Plan)
Cookfox
James Corner
Developer Two Trees Management

The Domino Sugar Refinery Redevelopment (originally referred to as the New Domino Project) is a planned mixed-use complex of buildings located on the former site of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn.[1] The development will include some of the original structures from the site, and upon completion, will include five buildings. As of 2017, two are under development: 325 Kent and 260 Kent. The developer of the site is Two Trees Management, a firm that has extensive holdings in Brooklyn.

The development will encompass 600,000 square feet of office space, approximately 2800 residential units, and six acres of parkland designed by the architectural firm of James Corner.

History

The site was purchased by Brooklyn-based developer Isaac Katan in 2010 along with CPC Resources, the development arm of the Community Preservation Corporation. The CPC plan called for 2200 apartments, 660 of which would have been designated for low-income residents of the city.[2] The CPC plan had support from New York City Council, and included a school.[3] The CPC and Katan plan was designed by Rafael Viñoly.[4]

When the CPC could no longer afford to retain the site,[5] Two Trees Purchased it for $180 million in 2012. After purchasing the site, Jed Walentas, the head of Two Trees, agreed to retain a high percentage of affordable housing.[3] The Walentas plan faced objection from Bill de Blasio.[3]

Charity Creative Time used a former refinery building for the exhibition of a Kara Walker sculpture titled A Subtlety in the summer of 2014.[6]

Design

The public park will include pieces of machinery from the factory.[7] It will also include gardens, a play area for children, and various fields.

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Reid (28 April 2017). "Revealed: 42-Story, 330-Unit Mixed-Use Tower Planned at Domino Sugar Factory, 260 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg". YIMBY. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Bagli, Charles V. (29 June 2010). "$1.4 Billion Development at Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn Wins Key Council Support". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Bagli, Charles V. (27 February 2014). "Plan to Redevelop Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn Hits Snag: De Blasio". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Steele, Lockhart (24 July 2007). "Live from Domino Sugar: 'New Domino' Detailed". Curbed. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Bagli, Charles V. (14 March 2012). "Lured by Visions of Real Estate Profits, Nonprofit Group Stumbled". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Gopnik, Blake (25 April 2014). "Rarely One for Sugarcoating: Kara Walker Creates a Confection at the Domino Refinery". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (20 April 2017). "Domino redevelopment’s massive waterfront park will open in summer 2018". Curbed. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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