Episode 89, David Lombino, Managing Director of Two Trees, Discussing Domino Park, The Refinery, Brooklyn, & Bjarke Ingels River Ring

NYC's top developer Two Trees Managing Director David Lombino joins the pod to discuss their work on Williamsburg Brooklyn's premier waterfront. 

 

Two Trees is a Brooklyn-based, family-owned real estate development firm founded in 1968.  Two Trees has owned, managed, and developed a portfolio worth more than $4B in real estate, owning and managing more than 4,000 apartments, 3 million square feet of commercial and industrial real estate, and most notably developing one of the most important waterfronts in New York City,  Domino Park, Domino Sugar Factory, and their new project known as the River Ring, Two Trees’ Other Eye-Catching Project on the Williamsburg Waterfront and a development site which was formally owned by ConEdison and used as an oil tank storage facility.  Two Trees purchased the 11-acre Domino site in 2012 for $185 million, and over the past decade has demolished 27+ buildings and cleared the site for rezoning, excavation & development. 

 

Most recently, Two Trees has been in the news for opening up The Refinery, a fifteen-story, 460,000 square-foot office space within an industrial brick structure originally completed in 1884 which then housed the factory & production of sugar for Domino.  The Refinery is set to redefine the standard for commercial buildings in New York City, offering world-class workspaces and amenities, while preserving the site’s rich history and embracing sustainability.

 

Fun Fact:  Michael has a friend group named "Red Sauce Gang".  The gang meets once a quarter and tries out various restaurants around the city.  

 

Here are David Lombino's and the Red Sauce Gang's go-to that YOU should try: 

Raos 

Michaels of Brooklyn 

Le Crocodile