Developers Chris and Russell Albanese announced last week that their twenty-six story Verdesian rental building in Battery Park City has officially received LEED Platinum from USGBC, the first apartment building in the country to earn the designation. Five years ago, the Albanese Organization opened the neighboring Solaire building, which was the first green residential high-rise in the country. Russell Albanese, whose father and uncle built 100 United Nations Plaza in the 1980s, said that “[a] green building runs more efficiently, expends less energy and is easier to maintain. What might cost a few dollars more now will be less expensive to operate in the near and long-term future.”
January 17th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for Meredith Taylor
New Green Roof Planned for Red Hook Factory
Soon the Red Hook waterfront will have a decidedly greener hue. U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez recently announced that she has secured $250,000 in federal money for the construction of a green roof on top of the Linda Tool and Dye metal fabrication factory at the intersection of Dwight and Coffey Streets. The grant will be [...]
January 14th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 4 comments | Continued
CUNY Continues To Wave Its Green Flag
The City University of New York (”CUNY”) announced a budget request earlier this week for $77 million to build a new sustainable library on the campus of Bronx Community College (”BCC”). The North Instructional Building and Library, designed by Robert A.M. Stern, will be constructed for LEED Silver certification and is expected to be [...]
January 9th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | Continued
Community Calls on the MTA to Require Sustainable Development at the West Side Rail Yards
The community-based Hudson Yards Community Advisory Committee (HYCAC) released their response to the West Side Rail Yards proposals today in a letter to the MTA. Among the highlights:
(1) HYCAC requests that the MTA require a commitment to sustainable construction from whichever developer is awarded the project. Currently, three of the development teams (Brookfield, Durst-Vornado, [...]