Down On The Riverside: Scott Stringer Unloads On Extell’s Riverside Center Mega-Development
Community Board 7 demanded more sustainability from Riverside Center, a mega-development on the UWS. Now Borough President Scott Stringer is doing the same.
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Brooklyn (more)
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New Domino: Worst Mega-Development in NYC, Or Just One of the Worst?
New Domino: we obviously don't like it very much. But dang it, we respect it for its ability to keep finding new ways to make us like it less.Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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(City) Point Break: Remember Brooklyn’s LEED Silver-Hopeful City Point Development?
That's good, that's real good: Scaled back and shrunken down, City Point -- which was once Brooklyn's Time Warner Center -- has broken ground in Downtown Brooklyn.Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Queens (more)
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Friday Reading: Ambitious New Art Space in Hudson Yards, Richard Meier’s Outtakes and The Ground Zero Ghost Ship
It's terrible outside. Why not stay inside and read some carefully chosen, if seemingly random, stories about what's going on in architecture, green building and design?Friday, July 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Queens Is Not Keen On Green, Glassy Flushing Commons
The idea behind the LEED Silver-hopeful Flushing Commons development in Queens was to "revitalize" the borough. Instead, it's united many residents in opposition.Thursday, June 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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New Jersey (more)
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Friday Reading: Ambitious New Art Space in Hudson Yards, Richard Meier’s Outtakes and The Ground Zero Ghost Ship
It's terrible outside. Why not stay inside and read some carefully chosen, if seemingly random, stories about what's going on in architecture, green building and design?Friday, July 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Good For The Hartz (Mountain Industries): Jersey Mega-Developer Signs On With EPA
New Jersey real estate mega-developers are notably less mega- than those across the Hudson. But Hartz Mountain Industries, the bona fide Jersey mega-developer behind the lovely Meadowlands Expo seen here, is indeed big time. And they're going green, big time.Thursday, April 8, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Long Island (more)
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Get Out Of Town: Hudson Passive House In Claverack, NY Aims For Net Zero, Green Prefab Montauk Home Wins AIA Honors
Let's leave this Non-Ground-Zero Non-Mosque stuff behind us and check out some impressive green buildings in Columbia County, NY and Montauk, shall we? Right, excellent idea.Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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What’s In A (LEED Platinum) House, or Notes On The “Little Green Revolution” In The Hamptons
This unassuming house is the first LEED Platinum home in the Hamptons. Which is great, of course, but which would be greater if it presaged a green boom on LI. The good news: it might.Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Manhattan (more)
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Down On The Riverside: Scott Stringer Unloads On Extell’s Riverside Center Mega-Development
Community Board 7 demanded more sustainability from Riverside Center, a mega-development on the UWS. Now Borough President Scott Stringer is doing the same.Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Friday Reading: Bronx’s LEED Neighborhood Booming, TED Types Put Green Building In Context, NYC’s Friendliest Toilet
What does a resurgent South Bronx 'hood, big-think essays on the future of green building and composting toilets have in common? They're all part of Friday Reading, but not much else.Friday, August 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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The Bronx (more)
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Friday Reading: Bronx’s LEED Neighborhood Booming, TED Types Put Green Building In Context, NYC’s Friendliest Toilet
What does a resurgent South Bronx 'hood, big-think essays on the future of green building and composting toilets have in common? They're all part of Friday Reading, but not much else.Friday, August 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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Chains of Silver: Gateway Center At Bronx Terminal Market Earns LEED Silver Bona Fides
It's full of chain stores and no great aesthetic shakes, but the Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market is also one of the greenest new retail spaces in the Northeast.Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Down On The Riverside: Scott Stringer Unloads On Extell’s Riverside Center Mega-Development
Community Board 7 demanded more sustainability from Riverside Center, a mega-development on the UWS. Now Borough President Scott Stringer is doing the same.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Friday Reading: Bronx’s LEED Neighborhood Booming, TED Types Put Green Building In Context, NYC’s Friendliest Toilet
What does a resurgent South Bronx ‘hood, big-think essays on the future of green building and composting toilets have in common? They’re all part of Friday Reading, but not much else.
Friday, August 27, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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Maki, Rolling: Fumihiko Maki’s Ambitious, Green 51 Astor Place Might Actually Get Built
Fumihiko Maki’s LEED Gold-hopeful 51 Astor Place was a big deal in 2008, then seemingly a big bust. Rumors of its demise, though, may turn out to be greatly exaggerated.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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So, Has Anyone Heard About This Empire State Building Thing?
Yeah, the Empire State Building isn’t exactly NYC’s best kept secret. But a host of recent articles finally give the iconic skyscraper’s ambitious green retrofit the attention it deserves.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Get Out Of Town: Hudson Passive House In Claverack, NY Aims For Net Zero, Green Prefab Montauk Home Wins AIA Honors
Let’s leave this Non-Ground-Zero Non-Mosque stuff behind us and check out some impressive green buildings in Columbia County, NY and Montauk, shall we? Right, excellent idea.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Cordoba Initiative’s Park51: Not A Mosque, Not At Ground Zero, But Still Important
It’s not really a mosque and it’s not really at Ground Zero, but Park51 — you know, “The Ground Zero Mosque” — speaks volumes about New York City all the same. Fulmination ahoy!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
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Ground Zero Mosque Set to Become Gotham’s Most Controversial Green Building
The controversial mosque that’s slated to replace an existing Italianate-style building at 45-51 Park Place just two blocks from Ground Zero could become the first LEED-certified mosque in the country.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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Something In The Water: How To Bridge The Gap Between LEED Certification And Building Performance?
LEED certification promises green performance, but a recent study indicates that — when it comes to air and water quality — LEED points don’t necessarily add up to a greener building.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
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Solid, Gold: Green Retrofit at 375 Hudson Street Earns LEED Gold
Tishman Speyer won LEED Gold and Energy Star certification for their retrofit at 375 Hudson — and in the process created a remarkably convincing argument for green retrofits.
Monday, August 9, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
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Plans For Extell’s Riverside Center Receive Another Thumbs Down
It’s one thing for bloggers to demand sustainability. It’s another, entirely more awesome, thing when citizens do it. That’s what’s happening on the Upper West Side.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
