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June 4, 2007
Reason for Optimism at Domino Sugar Concert
Yesterday's concert at Grand Ferry Park on the Williamsburg waterfront to rally support (and petition signatures) for the landmark designation of the old Romanesque Revival portion of the Domino Sugar Factory turned out to have a more celebratory feel than originally anticipated (despite the gloomy weather) following the publication of a NY1 article on Friday which quoted a spokesperson for the Community Preservation Corporation, partner along with Isaac Katan in the large-scale mixed-use conversion, expressing support for landmarking the factory's centerpiece. “We support the landmark designation of the historic refinery building as a centerpiece of the New Domino,” said CPC's Susan Pollock in a statement. “It will be a living and distinctive link between the new culturally and economically diverse waterfront community and its industrial past.” The big question mark remains whether the smaller bricker building at the southern end of the property known as the Adant House, which is very similar in design to the main filter house, will also be spared by LPC. We expect renderings for a new master plan (which includes affordable and market-rate housing in addition to retail) to be made public very shortly. From what we hear, a sub-committee of the community board in Williamsburg has already seen it.
Brooklyn Residents Host Concert To Save Domino Sugar Factory [NY1]
Don't Demo Domino Concert on Sunday [Brownstoner]
Slideshow: Save Domino Concert [Gowanus Lounge]
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We are happy to report that despite the weather, we got over 856 signatures at the concert! For those who couldn't come and want to sign, visit www.waterfrontalliance.org
thanks!
Posted by: act local at June 4, 2007 11:53 AM
Since when do unattractive suger manufacturing structures that have no reuse potential need to be saved? Or is all this to prevent affordable housing from being built. Preservationists or closet racist white kids? You decide.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 4, 2007 1:49 PM
oh yeah it is surely just a bunch of racist white kid preservationists just trying to prevent affordable housing being built. No other motivations!!
Posted by: Anonymous at June 4, 2007 10:13 PM
it's probably a bunch of concerned residents that don't want to see another luxury high rise building INSTEAD of affordable housing being built
Posted by: Anonymous at June 10, 2007 11:41 AM
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