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Domino Square Nears Completion At 320 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on March 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Structural work is nearing completion on Domino Square, a one-acre park at 320 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Cadena and developed by Two Trees, the new public space is envisioned as a flexible outdoor venue for farmers’ markets, community gatherings, summer movie nights, arts and cultural performances, and seasonal ice skating. 316 Kent Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is positioned between The Refinery at Domino to the north, Selldorf Architect’s two-tower One Domino Square residential complex to the south, Kent Avenue to the east, and River Street to the west. James Corner Field Operations is the landscape designer.

Landmarked Office Building, The Refinery at Domino, Opens on the Williamsburg Waterfront

7:30 am on September 29, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The iconic Domino Sugar Factory has reopened as a 15-story, 460,000-square-foot Class A office space on the Brooklyn waterfront. Developed by Two Trees Management, the Refinery at Domino is the second commercial building on the 11-acre Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg, after the fully leased Ten Grand Street next door.

Gansevoort Peninsula Park Nears Completion on the West Village Waterfront, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 21, 2023 By Michael Young

Work is nearing completion on Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a new 5.5-acre public recreational green space along the Hudson River waterfront off the West Village. Designed by James Corner Field Operations and commissioned by the Hudson River Park Trust, the park will contain a full-size soccer field surrounded by lush landscaping and shrubbery, numerous pathways, stepped seating, a children’s playground, kayak slips, a salt marsh, a dog run, viewing platforms, and Manhattan’s first public sandy beach. The site is located next to Pier 53, directly across from the Whitney Museum of American Art along Hudson River Park.

High Line – Moynihan Connector Opens To The Public in Midtown West, Manhattan

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

Construction is finished on the High Line – Moynihan Connector, an L-shaped 600-foot-long extension of the 1.5-mile High Line linking the popular elevated green park with the five-building Manhattan West complex in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and James Corner Field Operations and developed in a public-private partnership between Empire State Development (ESD), Friends of the High Line, and Brookfield Properties, the $50 million project is composed of two ADA-accessible bridges that provide a safer and easier means of access to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station. Turner Construction Company was the general contractor for the walkway, which runs along West 30th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and turns to the north at Dyer Avenue to connect to the elevated southwestern corner of the Manhattan West plaza above West 31st Street.

Outdoor Amenities To Open in Time for Summer at 595 Dean Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

8:00 am on June 30, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

YIMBY recently went on a tour of the amenities at 595 Dean Street, a two-tower residential development within the Pacific Park master plan in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the 28-story East Tower and 23-story West Tower hold a combined unit count of 798 rental apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom layouts, with 240 offered through the affordable housing lottery on NYC Housing Connect. In addition to 28,750 square feet of outdoor amenity space, exclusive to residents, this development is contributing nearly 60,000 square feet of public park and plaza space, designed by landscape architecture firm MNLA.

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High Line Moynihan Connector’s Wooden Truss Bridge Readies for Installation in Midtown West, Manhattan

8:00 am on May 2, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is coming together on the High Line Moynihan Connector, a nearly 1,200-foot-long extension of the High Line linking the elevated park with the five-building Manhattan West complex in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and James Corner Field Operations and developed in a public-private partnership between Empire State Development (ESD), Friends of the High Line, and Brookfield Properties, the $50 million project consists of two 600-foot-long ADA-accessible bridges and will allow for easier access to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the walkway, which runs along West 30th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and turns to the north at Dyer Avenue to connect to the elevated southwestern corner of the Manhattan West plaza above West 31st Street.

Evening aerial view of Eagle + West at Greenpoint Landing - Photography by Ⓒ Jason O'Rear; Courtesy of OMA

Eagle + West Waterfront Towers Debut at 1 Eagle Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

7:30 am on December 15, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group have completed Eagle + West, a 745-unit high-rise complex designed by international design studio OMA. Located at 1 Eagle Street within the Greenpoint Landing mega-development, the complex features a pair of cantilevered towers that sit 30 and 40 stories above the Greenpoint waterfront in Brooklyn.

Domino Sugar Factory Refinery, rendering courtesy Two Trees

Construction Rises on Domino Sugar Refinery Redevelopment at 292 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 23, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is rising on the The Refinery, a commercial conversion and expansion of the 140-year-old Domino Sugar Refinery at 292 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and developed by Two Trees, the $250 million project will convert the former manufacturing plant into a modern office complex while preserving the structure’s historic brick façade, arched windows, and chimney. The Refinery will stand 235 feet tall and feature a new 27,000-square-foot barrel-vaulted glass dome for a penthouse office space, as well as fully rebuilt interiors by Dencityworks and Bonetti/Kozerski, new landscaping and outdoor seating surrounding the ground floor, and reworked Domino Sugar signage above the roofline. The development is the centerpiece of the Domino Sugar master plan by SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations and is located to the west of Kent Avenue between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets.

Eagle + West Wraps Up Construction at 227 West Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 19, 2022 By Michael Young

Construction is finishing up on Eagle + West, a pair of stepped and cantilevering 30- and 40-story residential towers at 227 West Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OMA and Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Brookfield Property Partners and Park Tower Group, the project yields 745 units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 224 residences designated as affordable housing. Marmol Radziner is the interior designer, DeSimone Consulting Engineers served as the structural engineer, Thornton Tomasetti was the façade consultant, and Highbury Concrete constructed the property, which is located at the corner of Eagle and West Streets. James Corner Field Operations designed the adjacent riverfront esplanade to the west.

Tree Planting Begins at Gansevoort Peninsula Park on the West Village Waterfront, Manhattan

8:00 am on July 9, 2022 By Michael Young

Tree planting has begun as landscaping work progresses on Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a 5.5-acre public recreational space along the Hudson River waterfront off the West Village. Designed by James Corner Field Operations and commissioned by the Hudson River Park Trust, the park will feature a soccer field surrounded by numerous pathways, stepped seating, a children’s playground, kayak slips, a salt marsh, a dog run, viewing platforms, and Manhattan’s first public sandy beach.

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