Final Tower Rising in Domino Sugar Refinery Complex

"The planned 52-story development at 280 Kent Avenue will have two towers rising from a three-story podium, according to zoning documents. When Brownstoner stopped by recently, the podium structure was in place, and was ringed by a construction fence with cranes, other building equipment, and a number of workers onsite. The concrete structure has reached the seventh floor, according to Two Trees rep David Lombino."

"Permits show the structure, rising between 1 South First and the Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront, will reach 591 feet and include 1,350 apartments. A land use application approved by the council in 2025 to tweak design details said there would be 1,262 apartments in the building."

"The approved plan said 315 units (20 percent) would be set aside as affordable housing for households earning an average of 60 percent of Area Median Income, currently $87,480 for a household of three people. The plan also said there will be 105 affordable units built offsite for households earning between 40 and 80 percent AMI. Most recently, Lombino said there would be 320 affordable units, and more information on the development, including its name, would come this fall."

"Permits for the new building say 599,435 square feet is set aside for residential use and 11,870 will be used as commercial space. The building at 280 Kent Avenue, currently dubbed Domino Site B, is the final piece of Two Trees' redevelopment of the formerly industrial 11-acre sugar refinery site, which it purchased in 2012 for $185 million and rezoned in 2014."

A 52-story, two-tower development is rising at 280 Kent Avenue on the Williamsburg waterfront as the final phase of the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment. The plan calls for two towers above a three-story podium, with construction reaching the seventh floor. Permits indicate a height of about 591 feet and a total of 1,350 apartments, with zoning documents previously indicating 1,262 apartments. The plan includes affordable housing set aside for households earning around 60 percent of Area Median Income, and additional affordable units built offsite for households earning between 40 and 80 percent AMI. Residential floor area is listed at 599,435 square feet, with 11,870 square feet for commercial use.

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