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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.

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.

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.

New Renderings Revealed For Two-Tower Complex At 346 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 4, 2023 By Michael Young

YIMBY spotted three new renderings for 346 Kent Avenue, a two-tower 39- and 57-story residential complex rising 472 and 574 feet tall along the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects and developed by Two Trees, the project is also known as Site D in the Domino Sugar waterfront master plan from SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations and will yield 600 rental units. 346 Kent Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Kent Avenue to the east, the former Domino Sugar Refinery at 292 Kent Avenue to the north, and River Street and Domino Park to the west.

Renderings Revealed For The Treadwell At 249 East 62nd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on July 31, 2023 By Michael Young

YIMBY has an exclusive set of new renderings from DBOX for The Treadwell, a 28-story, 347-foot-tall residential tower under construction at 249 East 62nd Street in the Treadwell Farm Historic District of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed INC Architecture & Design and developed by Dart Interest, the topped-out Art Deco-inspired building will yield 66 condominium units in studio to three-bedroom layouts with prices ranging from $1.1 to $4.5 million. Brown Harris Stevens Development is managing sales and marketing for the homes, SLCE Architects is the executive architect, CM & Associates is the general contractor, and Zeckendorf Development is the co-manager of the project, which rises from an L-shaped plot by the corner of Second Avenue and East 62nd Street.

Foundations Near Completion for 31-Story Hotel at 32 West 48th Street in Midtown, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 30, 2023 By Michael Young

Foundation work is nearing completion at 32 West 48th Street, the site of an upcoming 31-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan’s Diamond District. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Extell, the 456-foot-tall structure will yield 213,158 square feet with 534 guest rooms. AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, directly south of Rockefeller Center.

Construction Rises on Two-Building Complex at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn

7:30 am on July 30, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on 218 Front Street, a seven-story two-building residential complex in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architect and developed and built by Chess Builders, the project will yield 218 rental apartments with 66 affordable housing units, as well as 350 square feet of commercial space and 180 square feet of community space. The site is bound by Front Street to the north and York Street to the south, and was formerly occupied by a one-story industrial warehouse and an open-air lumber yard.

609 Second Avenue Stands Topped Out in Kips Bay, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 29, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction has topped out on 609 Second Avenue, an 18-story residential building in Kips Bay, Manhattan. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects and developed by The Horizon Group, the 212-foot-tall structure will span 74,528 square feet and yield 65 condominium units in studio to three-bedroom layouts with sales led by Ariel Tirosh and Team at Douglas Elliman. Britt Realty is the general contractor for the project, which is located between East 33rd and 34th Streets, just south of Murray Hill.

222 East Broadway Finishes Construction on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

8:00 am on July 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is about to wrap up on 222 East Broadway, a 28-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Optimum Asset Management, the 84,271-square-foot structure will yield 70 units in studio to four-bedroom layouts with interiors by Paris Forino and an average scope of 1,397 square feet. Mark K Morrison is the landscape architect and Cantor Pecorella is handling sales and marketing for the property, which is located by the corner of East Broadway and Clinton Street.

Updated rendering of proposed property at 14th Street and Ninth Avenue - BKSK Architects

Exterior Work Continues on 44-54 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on July 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Renovation and expansion work is continuing on 44-54 Ninth Avenue, an eight-story office and retail building at the confluence of Chelsea, the Meatpacking District, and the West Village. Designed by BKSK Architects for Tavros Capital, the project involves the restoration of a row of a landmarked townhomes and the construction of a new office structure above. Broadway Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 351-355 West 14th Street and located at the intersection of West 14th Street and Ninth Avenue.

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