The Ins and Outs of Williamsburg’s Latest Mega-Development
New Parkland
By moving the buildings back from the waterfront, Two Trees has created 60 percent more open space—”more continuous waterfront park rather than something that’s more like a private backyard for the residential buildings,” as Curbed put it. They eliminated one building entirely, which will open up a “central plaza” for ice skating, or roller skating, or flea markets, or concerts. The waterfront park would have space for kayak-launching, or volleyball, or bocce, or a beer garden, or a dog run, plus gardens and nature and shit. “The park will also have an ‘artifact walk,'” Curbed adds, “incorporating salvaged pieces from the Domino Sugar Factory, which [one architect] described as ‘Wiliamsburg’s version of the High Line.'”