August 2023

Domino Sugar Factory Refinery, rendering courtesy Two Trees

Glass Exterior Facade Progresses Atop The Refinery At 292 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 6, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily moving along with the facade installation atop The Refinery, which has been historically known as the Domino Sugar Refinery that is currently undergoing a complete commercial conversion and expansion at 292 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and developed by Two Trees, the $250 million project involves a full gut renovation and construction of a 27,000-square-foot glass-clad barrel vault atop the parapet, bringing the 140-year-old building’s new height to 235 feet high. Dencityworks and Bonetti/Kozerski are the interior designers for the property, which is located along the East River waterfront between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets.

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68 Commercial Street Rises in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

7:30 am on August 6, 2023 By Michael Young

A small low-rise structure is being built at 68 Commercial Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Plans call for an expansion of the existing 25-foot-tall, 3,385-square-foot, one-story property into a 35-foot-tall, 6,213-square-foot, two-story building designed by Zrinsky Architecture PC and developed by Intercraft Developments Inc., yielding 1,520 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a single residential unit on the second floor spanning 4,733 square feet, a 30-foot rear yard, and one enclosed parking space. Parsons Construction Inc. is the general contractor for 68 Commercial Street, which is rising from a 2,389-square-foot interior lot measuring only 70 feet wide and sits by the confluence of Box and Commercial Streets.

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Aerial view of the development assemblage at 354 and 360 West 52nd Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Developers Secure $41.5M Financial Package for Condo Building at 360 West 52nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen

7:00 am on August 6, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $41.5 million financial package for a trio of developers to complete a new condominium tower at 360 West 52nd Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. The development team includes Cadence Property Group, HOH Capital Partners, and Deal Lake Capital, who also purchased an adjacent site at 354 West 52nd Street.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 540 Graham Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

6:30 am on August 6, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 540 Graham Avenue, a five-story mixed-use building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by Greenline Real Estate, the structure yields 25 residences, 13 parking spaces, and ground-floor retail space. Available on NYC Housing Connect are eight units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $99,086 to $165,230. One-bedroom tenants get one month free rent and studio tenants get two months free rent.

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Vertical Construction Moving Along At 16 Dupont Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 5, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is progressing quickly at 16 Dupont Street, the site of a 40-story residential tower in Greenpoint, Brooklyn‘s Greenpoint Landing master plan. Designed by GKV Architects and developed by Rockefeller Group with partner Park Tower Group, the 400-foot-tall structure will span 365,651 square feet and yield 378 units, as well as 2,548 square feet of commercial space and 138 enclosed parking spaces. Monadnock Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Dupont, West, and Commercial Streets.

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