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. 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.
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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. The CPC plan had support from New York City Council, and included a school. The CPC and Katan plan was designed by Rafael Viñoly.
When the CPC could no longer afford to retain the site, 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. The Walentas plan faced objection from Bill de Blasio.
Charity Creative Time used a former refinery building for the exhibition of a Kara Walker sculpture titled A Subtlety in the summer of 2014.
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Design
The public park will include pieces of machinery from the factory. It will also include gardens, a play area for children, and various fields.
References
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