Construction Update

Domino Sugar Factory Refinery, rendering courtesy Two Trees

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

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

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

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.

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606 West 30th Street’s Glass Façade Nears Completion in West Chelsea, Manhattan

Façade installation is continuing on 606 West 30th Street, a 42-story residential skyscraper along the border of Hudson Yards and West Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties, the 545-foot-tall structure will yield 312,350 square feet with 192,780 square feet of residential space and 14,240 square feet of commercial space on the lower levels. The project is referred to as Tower B in a two-skyscraper development along with the taller, completed 3ELEVEN at 601 West 29th Street from FXCollaborative and Douglaston Development. Hudson 37 LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Eleventh Avenue and West Street, directly across from the third phase of the High Line.

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Excavation and Foundations Underway at 7 Platt Street in Financial District, Manhattan 

Construction is in full swing at 7 Platt Street, the site of a 37-story mixed-use tower in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by The Moinian Group, the 464-foot-tall structure will span 267,760 square feet and yield 250 rental apartments spread across 169,840 square feet, as well as 43,740 square feet of retail space on the first five stories and 34 below-grade parking spaces. Titanium Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 110 John Street and located on an interior lot bound by John Street to the north and Platt Street to the south.

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