Clean Power at Ground Zero, Midtown Office Vacancies, & PlaNYC Brownfields Office
Stephen Del Percio
June 15th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
- Construction on the High Line is progressing; section between Gansevoort and 20th Street still scheduled to open by close of 2008.
- City Room examines how government and citizens can promote smart growth along the Hudson River
- First-ever America-Israel Green Buildings Conference held in New Jersey Meadowlands.
- Manhattan office vacancy rate on the rise to 6.9 percent in May from 5.3 percent at start of year; Midtown Class A rate at 7.1 percent with space at Bank of America Tower coming on line.
- Mayor Bloomberg announces creation of office to expedite redevelopment of local brownfields as contemplated by PlaNYC.
- Port Authority to miss June 30 deadline for completing WTC Tower 2 (Foster) excavation; Silverstein to commence foundation work regardless on July 1.
- United Technologies’ UTC Power selected to provide 12 fuel cells (totaling 4.8 megawatts) for Freedom Tower and Towers 2, 3, and 4.
