Construction Update: Domino Sugar Refinery and 346 Kent Avenue

One South First (left) and the Refinery (center) on the Williamsburg waterfront.

Installation of curtain wall is underway at the adaptive reuse of the Domino Sugar Refinery, the 1876 structure by Henry Havemeyer that was part of the original three buildings for the filtering, panning, and finishing of sugar. Designed by PAU, the refinery will be converted into a 460,000 square foot office building as part of developer Two Trees’ Domino Sugar mixed use development. A new structure has been constructed inside of the original Refinery envelope, with a 10 to 12 foot gap in between the existing masonry walls and the curtain wall. Interiors for the project will be led by Dencityworks and Bonetti/Kozerski.

West facade of the Refinery.

West facade of the Refinery.

The Refinery (left) and 346 Kent Avenue (right) on the Williamsburg waterfront.

North facade of the Refinery.

Northeast corner of the Refinery from Kent Avenue.

Closeup of the Northwest corner of the Refinery.

346 Kent Avenue

Superstructure is nearing the halfway mark at 346 Kent Avenue, a two-tower residential development from Two Trees that is located adjacent to the Refinery building.

West facade of 346 Kent Avenue from the East River.

Northwest facade of 346 Kent Avenue from the East River.

Southeast corner of 346 Kent Avenue.

Northeast corner of 346 Kent Avenue.

Northwest corner of 346 Kent Avenue (right).

Looking up at the south facade of 346 Kent Avenue.

Architect: PAU (Refinery); Structural Engineer: Silman; MEP Engineer: Ettinger Engineering Associates; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Developer: Two Trees Management; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023 (Refinery), 2024 (346 Kent Avenue).