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    Council Hears Rockefeller University Renewal Project [Update: Council Land Use Committees Approve Unanimously]

    Rezoning/Special Permit  •  Upper East Side, Manhattan
    Rendering of proposed addition to Rockefeller University. Image credit: Rafael Viñoly Architects.

    Rendering of proposed addition to Rockefeller University. Image credit: Rafael Viñoly Architects.

    Council Member requests Rockefeller University to consider Community Board 8 and Borough President conditions. On April 23, 2014, the City Council Land Use Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard an application by Rockefeller University for a special permit and related actions to allow the expansion of its campus. Rockefeller University, located on the east side of York Avenue between East 64th and East 68th Streets in Manhattan and founded in 1901, is the first institution in the United States devoted solely to biomedical research.  Rockefeller University is proposing to build a new structure that would serve its existing population and provide the modern bio-medical research space necessary to recruit and retain top researchers and faculty. The proposed expansion of the Rockefeller University campus includes a two-story research building, one story- interactive conference center in a demapped airspace over the Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Drive, and a one-story building for a recreational facility. Rockefeller University is located on the southern end of a large medical and academic corridor in Manhattan, which includes New York Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Weil Cornell Medical College. (read more…)

    Tags : Council Member Ben Kallos, Rafael Vinoly Architects, Rockefeller University
    Date:05/08/2014
    Category : City Council
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    Domino Sugar project wins final approval

    Rezoning/Special Permits  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    CPC Resources Inc.’s New Domino project at the former Domino Sugar plant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Image Courtesy: Rafael Vinoly Architects

    The City Council approved developer’s modified proposal for 2,200-unit mixed-use project. On July 29, 2010, the City Council approved CPC Resources Inc.’s modified proposal to build a 2,200-unit mixed-use project on Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar plant site. The 11.2-acre site includes the Domino Sugar parcel located along the East River waterfront between Grand and South 5th Streets and a smaller upland parcel across the street between South 3rd and 4th Streets.

    CPC Resources will redevelop the landmarked Domino Refinery Building, demolish the Bin Building, and construct four buildings on the Domino parcel and one on the upland parcel. The Rafael Viñoly designed project will provide four acres of public waterfront, ground floor retail space along Kent Avenue, four underground parking garages, and nearly 100,000 sq.ft. of office space. CPC Resources intends to market 30 percent of the project’s 2,200 apartments as affordable. (read more…)

    Tags : CPC Resources Inc., Domino Sugar Plant, New Domino, Rafael Vinoly Architects
    Date:08/15/2010
    Category : City Council
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