Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - Domino Sugar Factory Proposed for Land Marking

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - The Waterfront Preservation Alliance is refocusing its efforts on the ever-changing landscape of Northern Brooklyn, now they are working on the Domino Sugar Factory.  

The group formally requested that the Landmarks Preservation Commission designate the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg as a New York City Landmark. The Domino site includes buildings that date to the 1880s, and occupies over five blocks of the East River waterfront.  
The reason behind the request now, is because the site is scheduled to be rezoned for residential use and early designs by Rafael Vinoly show plans to largely destroy most of the historic features of the building. 
David Yassky has also signed on to support the designation, and so did The Preservation League of New York State, the Municipal Art Society, the Historic Districts Council, and the Roebling Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archaeology all have the petitioning to the LPC.