Two of Manhattan’s highest profile LEED projects took blows on the chin last week. After announcing in July that it would likely reduce the tower’s size by nearly a third, Vornado’s plans for Harlem’s first office tower in thirty years appear to be on the ropes. Despite generous tax incentives from both the city and state, Vornado has had difficulty obtaining financing for the Swanke Hayden Connell-designed Harlem Tower. Instead, the developer recently sought an additional $15 per square foot from planned anchor tenant MLB Network and, alternatively, also proposed building a five-story building exclusively for the network. The Times reports that both strokes “infuriated” MLB executives, who “wanted to be in a marquee tower on 125th Street.” Meanwhile, downtown, 2008 Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel’s LEED-hopeful 100 Eleventh Avenue is currently $50 million over budget and close to a year behind schedule.
August 25th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "100 Eleventh Avenue"
“Rampantly Narcissistic” LEED Condos, Paterson Support for Congestion Pricing, & Defiant Atlantic Yards
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of March 16, 2008, including thoughts on New York City’s current crop of high-end condo buildings- many of which will be LEED-certified- from the Times’ Nicolai Ouroussoff, Governor Paterson’s support for congestion pricing in Manhattan, and the refusal of Bruce Ratner’s “green” Atlantic Yards project to disappear, despite ongoing delays and devolving market conditions.
March 23rd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued