CPC's 2,200-unit New Domino enters public review process

Taking a major official step forward, the 30% affordable, 2,200-unit mixed-income New Domino, is entering the formal public review process known as Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). The Williamsburg project creates 660 units of affordable housing and more than four acres of public open space with a broad riverfront esplanade providing access to the Brooklyn East River waterfront, while preserving the landmark refinery complex and the famed 40-ft. high Domino Sugar sign. The official start of ULURP is triggered by a presentation to the City Planning Commission and certification by the Department of City Planning that the Land Use Review Application is complete and ready for public review. The mixed-income, mixed-use New Domino, sponsored by The Refinery, LLC, with CPC's development arm CPC Resources (CPCR) as managing partner, also includes almost 274,000 s/f of new retail and community cultural facility space as well as approximately 99,000 s/f of commercial office space. The proposed plans for the site produce an unprecedented level of affordable housing and public open space along Brooklyn's East River waterfront. Groundbreaking is expected in 2011, with construction commencing on the upland parcel of the project which will contain 50% affordable housing. The plan is anticipated to be developed in phases over a 10-year period, producing thousands of construction jobs and more than 1,000 permanent jobs. The architect for the project is Rafael Viñoly Architects with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP as the preservation architect. The environmental consultant is AKRF and Quinnell Rothschild & Partners, LLP is the landscape architect.