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August 2014

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Brooklyn Will Get Back Its “Wonder Theater”

Jen Carlson reports for Gothamist: Loew's Kings Theatre In Brooklyn Will Reopen Next Year. Last year, it was announced that the Loew's Kings Theatre in Flatbush, one of the five grand "Wonder Theatres" in New York and New Jersey, was going to be restored to its former circa-1929 glory.  A look inside at the time showed the current state of beautiful decay and abandonment, and all...

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Restored Battery Maritime Building May Be Getting a Glass Addition

Jeremiah Budin reports for Curbed: Construction Starts Back Up on Battery Maritime Building. The Dermot Company's plan to put a glassy $150 million hotel addition on top of the historic Battery Maritime Building stalled in 2009 after they weren't able to secure financing. Now, although there's no official word from the developer, Downtown Post has noticed that construction is underway atop the existing century-old ferry terminal, which was...

The project for 403 Greenwich Street may finally become a reality

The project for 403 Greenwich Street may finally become a reality

Nikolai Fedak reports for NY YIMBY: New Look: 403 Greenwich Street. YIMBY has a new set of renderings for the long-stalled project at 403 Greenwich Street, in Tribeca, where Morris Adjmi has designed an 8-story building. A tipster also notes that development of the site is finally about to begin, and the project has been sitting dormant since it went through the Landmarks Preservation...

New development of Domino Sugar Factory will incorporate salvaged items

Katherine Clarke reports for The Daily News: Salvage operation at Domino Sugar factory tops $10M as developers look to rescue industrial artifacts. The iconic Domino Sugar factory sign and other artifacts are being salvaged and will return once the $1.5 billion project is completed. The developers of Williamsburg’s iconic Domino Sugar Factory say the 40-foot yellow neon sign which has adorned the property...