Domino Developers: Pour Some Sugar on Us
Wow, talk about big news on the Williamsburg waterfront: The Commercial Observer reports that developers Community Preservation Corporation and the Katan Group have been looking to sell all or parts...
View ArticleBehind the Money Woes of Domino’s Developer
Charles Bagli has an extensive piece in the New York Times about how the longstanding nonprofit Community Preservation Corporation has run into substantial money problems, and the article illuminates...
View ArticleLegal Battle Adds to Domino Development Drama
Just recently there was news that the developers of Willimasburg’s massive Domino Sugar Refinery building into a huge mixed-used project heavy on housing were quietly shopping around the site. This...
View ArticleJudge Will Rule on Domino Suit Within a Month
Following the recent news that the would-be developers of the massive Domino Sugar plant on the Williamsburg waterfront were looking to sell the site, there came word that one half of the development...
View ArticleA Big Domino Falls as Katan Loses Out in Williamsburg
Developer Isaac Katan may soon be out of the picture when it comes to the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar complex in Williamsburg, according to a story in yesterday’s New York Observer: “The...
View ArticleDemo Started, Construction Fence up at Domino Site in Williamsburg
A tall construction fence went up around the Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg last week and demo at the northern end of the site has begun. Last week, Two Trees updated community leaders via a...
View ArticleClosing Bell: City Planning Is Certifying Domino Plans This Afternoon
The City Planning Commission is expected to certify Two Trees’ plans for the Domino Sugar refinery this afternoon, Crain’s reports. Developer Jed Walentas of Two Trees scrapped the ULURP-approved plans...
View ArticleLandmarks Asks for Redesign for Domino Factory Conversion
Some of the members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission didn’t like the proposed glass addition atop the landmarked 1880s Domino Sugar Refinery factory at Tuesday’s public hearing, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Markowitz Approves Domino Before Leaving Office
Two Trees’ Domino proposal has cleared another level of the land use review process. On the last day of the year, Tuesday, outgoing Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz approved the plan along...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Domino Sugar Refinery Will Host Kara Walker Installation
Provocative and award-winning artist Kara Walker will transform the Domino Sugar factory into a massive art installation in May, Gothamist reported. Arts nonprofit Creative Time has released details...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Landmarks Unanimously Approves Domino Factory Adaptation
Two Trees’ development plan for the Domino Sugar Refinery is one step closer to reality today with the Landmark Preservation Commission’s 7-0 vote to approve a design for adaptive reuse of the...
View ArticleTwo Trees Files More Permits for Domino
Last week, Two Trees filed a second round of building permits for its megadevelopment at the Domino Sugar Refinery. The building at 320 Kent Avenue will rise 36 stories and stand 401 feet tall — even...
View ArticleLegal Battle Adds to Domino Development Drama
Just recently there was news that the developers of Willimasburg's massive Domino Sugar Refinery building into a huge mixed-used project heavy on housing were quietly shopping around the site. This...
View ArticleJudge Will Rule on Domino Suit Within a Month
Following the recent news that the would-be developers of the massive Domino Sugar plant on the Williamsburg waterfront were looking to sell the site, there came word that one half of the development...
View ArticleA Big Domino Falls as Katan Loses Out in Williamsburg
Developer Isaac Katan may soon be out of the picture when it comes to the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar complex in Williamsburg, according to a story in yesterday's New York Observer: "The...
View ArticleDemo Started, Construction Fence up at Domino Site in Williamsburg
A tall construction fence went up around the Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg last week and demo at the northern end of the site has begun. Last week, Two Trees updated community leaders via a...
View ArticleClosing Bell: City Planning Is Certifying Domino Plans This Afternoon
The City Planning Commission is expected to certify Two Trees' plans for the Domino Sugar refinery this afternoon, Crain's reports. Developer Jed Walentas of Two Trees scrapped the ULURP-approved plans...
View ArticleLandmarks Asks for Redesign for Domino Factory Conversion
Some of the members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission didn't like the proposed glass addition atop the landmarked 1880s Domino Sugar Refinery factory at Tuesday's public hearing, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Markowitz Approves Domino Before Leaving Office
Two Trees' Domino proposal has cleared another level of the land use review process. On the last day of the year, Tuesday, outgoing Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz approved the plan along...
View ArticleClosing Bell: Domino Sugar Refinery Will Host Kara Walker Installation
Provocative and award-winning artist Kara Walker will transform the Domino Sugar factory into a massive art installation in May, Gothamist reported. Arts nonprofit Creative Time has released details...
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