NYC Waterfront Plan Includes Big-Designed Towers, Beach

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com NYC WATERFRONT PLAN INCLUDES BIG-DESIGNED TOWERS, BEACH Two Trees Management, the team behind redevelopment of the Domino Sugar factory site, hopes to redevelop a 3.5-acre piece of land on the Williamsburg waterfront in NYC with two, up to 650-ft-tall, mixed-use towers designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and a six-acre public park with a beach, Curbed New York is among outlets to report. The towers would include 1,000 residential units, a 47,000-ft2 YMCA, 30,000 ft2 of retail and 75,000 ft2 of office space. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind the High Line, the park would provide public access to the East River with an esplanade, a sand beach, tidal pools, a fishing pier and a boating cove. Also on the drawing board is 5,000 ft2 of "community kiosks" and kayak rentals. Two Trees Principal Jed Walentas said he hopes to get approval (including rezoning) within two years, and the project would then take roughly five years to complete. Image credit: courtesy of Two Trees Management, BIG and James Corner Field Operations To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn