THE Tunnel

THE Tunnel

Durst at BoA Tower, Stimulus Funds for THE Tunnel, & Apple in Williamsburg at Edge

Mon

Feb

by Stephen Del Percio

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Durst Organization moves into LEED Platinum hopeful One Bryant Park / Bank of America Tower.
Core of LEED Gold hopeful Freedom Tower now 100 feet above grade.
THE Tunnel - second tube under Hudson for New Jersey Transit - may benefit from stimulus funds.
Much of New York City's next-generation skyline is "on hold."
Apple store may be coming to LEED Silver hopeful Edge condos in Williamsburg.
New York-based design-builder New World Home recasting the modular hous
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Local LEED Premium, THE Tunnel to Grand Central, MSG v. Moynihan, & What is Green Architecture?

Sun

Mar

by Stephen Del Percio

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Columbia’s LEED-ND expansion into Manhattanville challenged via Article 78 proceeding in New York Supreme Court.
Madison Square Garden will stay put and renovate, casting Moynihan Station & Farley Post Office redevelopment project in doubt
Regional Plan Association pushing for Trans-Hudson Express ("THE") Tunnel, which will double capacity into Penn Station from New Jersey during rush hour, to extend to Grand Central Station as well
Silver Wild Center/Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, first LEED-certified museum in the State of New York, to host climate change conf
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ULI New York Presents "Transportation Transformed" Panel

Thu

Mar

by Stephen Del Percio

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On Tuesday evening I had the opportunity to attend an Urban Land Institute of New York event at 5 Times Square. Transportation Transformed: Innovations in the Tapestry of Urban Transit presented a panel of four speakers who discussed different transit-related projects in various stages of development across New York City. It struck me while listening to the panel just how critical transportation infrastructure is to sustainability efforts, including green building, particularly in as dense a region as our metropolitan area. Below are links and a few quick thoughts on each of the four projects as presented by the panelists.