As construction continues on one of the city’s largest waterfront developments, YIMBY took a tour of 325 Kent Avenue, ahead of Domino Park’s opening on June 10th. Once it opens, the park is expected to be the largest public space in the Five Boroughs to debut in 2018. The landscaped area extends over six acres, one acre more than the Hudson Yards plaza opening this Fall.
As for the arched 16-story structure overlooking the park, it is the first of four residential buildings in the Domino redevelopment project. Once complete, the towers will redefine the Williamsburg skyline. Two Trees is responsible for the development.
325 Kent Avenue Lobby, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The 170-foot tall structure yields 383,000 square feet of residential space, as well as 9,400 square feet of retail space. In spite of the low profile, the building has a huge payload. 522 apartments have been created, of which 105 are rented at below-market rates through the affordable housing lottery. As of now, the building is working towards leasing 75% of the space.
Rooftop of 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
SHoP Architects is responsible for the design, which entails a tradition-breaking format that broadcasts a very different way of planning city block-sized apartment buildings.
Closeup of 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The dramatic cutout center maximizes exposure to light and air for tenants while creating a central courtyard with a shared terrace and several private backyards. Grated metallic panels cleverly hide the building’s PTACs, resulting in a cohesive and uninterrupted façade.
Top floor lounge at 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Rooftop terrace and grill at 325 Kent Avenue with Downtown Manhattan in the distance, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Midtown and the Domino Sugar Factory’s chimney, from rooftop of 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The building is crowned by a shared amenities space including a library, lounge, fitness center, an outdoor terrace with grill, as well as views of the river and Manhattan.
325 Kent Avenue Courtyard with the Williamsburg Bridge in the background, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
325 Kent Avenue’s many setbacks on its eastern slope make space for dozens of terraces looking towards Brooklyn. On the walls facing inward, several small balconies have been discretely incorporated. The terrace depicted below totals 595 square feet, and is connected to a 973 square foot two-bedroom unit.
Outdoor terrace at 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Outdoor Terrace at 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Interior decoration is minimalist, with hardwood floors and plain white walls.
Bedroom in 325 Kent Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Nearby, foundation work at 260 Kent Avenue is nearing completion, with much of the site already at ground level. The 42-story tower is being designed by COOKFOX, and will bring 330 apartments to the neighborhood.
Looking north towards Midtown from 325 Kent Avenue rooftop, 260 Kent Avenue’s construction site is to the left, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
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How can I apply for an apartment at 325 Kent Ave.
Thanks!
It looks so industrial, almost with a flavor of cold-war Eastern European housing blocs in places, and I don’t mean that in a good or complimentary way.
The young yuppie architects involved never worked in anything remotely resembling such places as the old Domino sugar factory.
Thus they tend to falsely glorify and gloss over our lost industrial past, both in their minds, and in their works, — when in reality these places were all too often sweatshops without any regulations to protect their workers or the environment.
Workers died working at Domino for the sake of our sugar addictions …where is the remembrance of that?
Not only do we rewrite labor history, but nowadays we close our eyes – as we shift our responsibilities out-of-sight and out-of-mind,
to exploited workers in far off places, while we reap the benefits. This is progress?
Stan Chaz blah blah blah
David is some kind of genius or mad man or both. (Pardon me for using your space)
Hi its beautiful.im imnterested in an 2 bedroom for myself and my 28 yr.old daughter we both work in hospitals.thank you
Lol, this isn’t a leasing website Miss.
Please, I like to be the first tenant with first choice. It’s a superdream.