Crypto News: Brooklyn's sweet new offices

The old Domino Sugar factory on Brooklyn's waterfront is now at the heart of a $2.5 billion mixed-use redevelopment project called the Refinery at Domino. To overcome the challenge of adapting the building's brick exterior and mismatched windows, architects designed a new 15-story glass office building within the 1884 structure, which stood vacant for two decades.

The site's redevelopment includes affordable housing, a shoreline park and a public gathering place. The success of Domino Park, a riverfront esplanade in front of the building, adds momentum to the project, making the Refinery a potentially beloved urban landmark despite the office market's economic uncertainties, James S. Russell reports. Today on CityLab: This Brooklyn Waterfront Revival Aims for the Sweet Spot

— María Paula Mijares Torres

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"For a long time Chile thought that illegal encampments were a thing of the past, that they would gradually disappear. The last few years have shown that Chile is just like every other country in the region."

Yasna Contreras

Professor at Universidad de Chile's Department of Geography

Chile was on track to phase out informal encampments, but the 2010 earthquake, a pandemic and a housing crunch are making "tomas" — shantytowns built on illegally seized land — more common.

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