More on Domino as a "Global Cultural Center"

The folks behind the video presenting an alternate plan for the Domino Sugar Factory site have launched a website that lays their idea out a little more clearly. The plan, as presented on dominosugar.org, is for the site to turn into a "global cultural center", regenerating the industrial site like the Tate Modern in London, which they say is "directly relevant and well documented." The website estimates that a cultural attraction at the Domino site would generate between $60-80 million a year, excluding monies generated in the surrounding area.

The people behind the website tell us that their plan isn't mutually exclusive of any other development plans for the site. They contend that the site is large enough to "maintain the historical nature of the original structures as well as develop commercial aspects to support the arts center, including affordable housing."

The current $1.3 billion plan from Community Preservation Corporation Resources (the developers for the site) calls for 2,200 housing units, 120,000 square feet of retail space, and 100,000 square feet of community space. About 1/3 of the apartments in the planned redevelopment is supposed to be affordable housing (530 rentals, 130 for sale).

Sepia photo of the Domino Sugar Factory by ryan muir on flickr

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By tien mao in News on August 28, 2007 3:59 PM

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guest

tear it down. there is nothing there worth saving. its too far from transport for a museum. no one will go out there for a cultural center. it adds nothing to the waterfront. get rid of the damn thing and put up some large towers of apartments so we can start glutting up the market and bring prices down.

guest

This site is a rat-infested piece of shit. What is this obsession with saving it?

matty

I think it would be awesome as a museum. The tate modern proves as much.

guest

Although I think this is a cool old building and a sign of the USA's industrial decline, it is too far from public transport to be a world class site. The J train is too far away. Oh wait, we can have shuttles! Oh boy!

guest

Can someone please tell me what exactly is at this site? I've never been there, but it looks like an abandoned factory.

Reality Czech

They have a good plan, but really, does NYC need another museum? Maybe London didn't really have a modern art museum, or at least not as many as NYC has.

I think these hipsters just don't want to see Williamsburg overrun by yuppies. Well guess what, your about five years too late.

guest

tear this garbage down and provide some low income housing. Why people are fighting to keep a defunct, dilapated industrial eyesoar is beyond me. If they are so attached to it set up a plan to have it moved to Newark where it belongs.