Initial plans for redevelopment of the Domino Sugar Plant in Brooklyn have recently been revealed. “The New Domino” would include nine new residential towers, five of which would be over 300 feet tall. The main Domino Refinery building would be surrounded by the residential towers and likely renovated for mixed use. All other buildings on the site are expected to be demolished to accomplish the...

Plans for “The New Domino” appeared to be largely accepted by residents at yesterday’s public hearing, according to the New York Times. The project’s plan calls for preservation of the old Domino Sugar refinery’s exterior walls, while transforming the interior into apartments. Demolishing some smaller exterior buildings will provide space for 2,200 apartments, about 660 of which will be for families...

The northern waterfront of Brooklyn, including the Greenpoint Terminal Market and the Brooklyn Army Terminal, has been placed on the list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has called for efforts to combine historic preservation with development, mimicking efforts in TriBeCa and SoHo where historic factories are either still in use or the...

Preservationists and developers are arguing whether or not the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg should be landmarked as a historic building. Community Preservation Corporation Resources is supposed to develop the property along with Isaac Katan and supports a landmark designation for the property. However, preservationists want a much broad designation, including a building which the developer...

A free concert aiming to raise public support for the preservation of the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg is taking place this Sunday, June 3rd. The factory is targeted for demolition for the further development of the Brooklyn waterfront, and an effort to get landmark status for the factory is underway.

The Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg formally asked for Landmark status for the Domino Sugar Factory, setting the stage for Brooklyn's next big historic preservation fight.

Community Preservation Corporation Resources, Inc. (CPCR), is seeking a zoning change for the unused space, similar to that which was approved farther north on the waterfront. The developer’s intent is to construct an enormous mixed-use complex and incorporate the least amount of historic preservation for which it can lobby successfully.

C.P.C. Resources, the development arm of the Community Preservation Corporation, a lending consortium of banks and insurance companies, and Brooklyn developer Isaac Katan, have bought the land and the buildings at the former Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg. However, city officials said they were committed to finding an industrial reuse for the site.