Judge Eileen Rakower of the New York State Supreme Court late yesterday afternoon dismissed a lawsuit against the rezoning of the former Domino Sugar factory site in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that was crucial to the redevelopment of the site, according to an article at crainsnewyork.com yesterday by Amanda Fung.
The decision was made immediately after arguments were heard in court from both sides on Tuesday.
"We are gratified by the unequivocal and swift decision made in a rare bench ruling...to dismiss the lawsuit challenging the city's approval of the New Domino," said Susan Pollock, senior vice president of CPC Resources, in a statement.
"Late last year, the Williamsburg Community Preservation Coalition sued the city and the project's developer, Community Preservation Resources Corp., claiming that the City Council, the Department of City Planning and the developer failed to conduct the proper environmental reviews for the project and that it therefore should not have been approved," the article said.
"The developer," the article continued, "said it is on track to begin construction of the $2 billion redevelopment of the 11-acre Domino Sugar refinery site along the Williamsburg waterfront. The plans call for mixed-use development with 2,200 residential units. CPC expects to break ground on the initial residential development on the upland parcel next year. The project will include 660 affordable units, with 100 set aside for families with income under $23,000. It will also include four acres of waterfront public open space."
"I applaud today's decision by the Supreme Court to drop the litigation," said Councilmember Diana Reyna, in a statement. "This is great news for our community; I praise the hard work and determination from the team at the Community Preservation Corporation as well as community leaders. The New York City Council was instrumental in ensuring that high levels of affordable housing and vast public space were incorporated while preserving the integrity of the design and viability of the project."
The redevelopment plan was approved last July by the City Council. The developers said they plan to redevelop the 100-year-old landmarked refinery building and its famed Domino Sugar sign. The new riverfront Domino project, which will have 30 percent of its units set aside as "affordable," will take 10 years to complete.
The project would restore the main Domino Sugar building and create about four acres of public open space including a waterfront esplanade that would link to Grand Ferry Park.
The southern part of the site is one block north of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Three of the buildings on the site have been designated landmarks by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The project would also include 1,694 accessory parking spaces and the new buildings would be clad in masonry to reflect the area's industrial history and they would become lighter and more transparent at their upper levels.
The decision was made immediately after arguments were heard in court from both sides on Tuesday.
"We are gratified by the unequivocal and swift decision made in a rare bench ruling...to dismiss the lawsuit challenging the city's approval of the New Domino," said Susan Pollock, senior vice president of CPC Resources, in a statement.
"Late last year, the Williamsburg Community Preservation Coalition sued the city and the project's developer, Community Preservation Resources Corp., claiming that the City Council, the Department of City Planning and the developer failed to conduct the proper environmental reviews for the project and that it therefore should not have been approved," the article said.
"The developer," the article continued, "said it is on track to begin construction of the $2 billion redevelopment of the 11-acre Domino Sugar refinery site along the Williamsburg waterfront. The plans call for mixed-use development with 2,200 residential units. CPC expects to break ground on the initial residential development on the upland parcel next year. The project will include 660 affordable units, with 100 set aside for families with income under $23,000. It will also include four acres of waterfront public open space."
"I applaud today's decision by the Supreme Court to drop the litigation," said Councilmember Diana Reyna, in a statement. "This is great news for our community; I praise the hard work and determination from the team at the Community Preservation Corporation as well as community leaders. The New York City Council was instrumental in ensuring that high levels of affordable housing and vast public space were incorporated while preserving the integrity of the design and viability of the project."
The redevelopment plan was approved last July by the City Council. The developers said they plan to redevelop the 100-year-old landmarked refinery building and its famed Domino Sugar sign. The new riverfront Domino project, which will have 30 percent of its units set aside as "affordable," will take 10 years to complete.
The project would restore the main Domino Sugar building and create about four acres of public open space including a waterfront esplanade that would link to Grand Ferry Park.
The southern part of the site is one block north of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Three of the buildings on the site have been designated landmarks by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The project would also include 1,694 accessory parking spaces and the new buildings would be clad in masonry to reflect the area's industrial history and they would become lighter and more transparent at their upper levels.
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Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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