On Tuesday, 5 New York City commercial buildings were among 1,400 nationwide that received 2007 Energy Star ratings from EPA. Dating from 1928, the Cass Gilbert-designed New York Life Insurance Building at 51 Madison Avenue is one of the awardees. The 40-story tower is also a National Historic Landmark, as well as a New York City landmark, designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission back in 2000. The 1,400 buildings are the most that have received the rating, which is distributed annually, since the Energy Star program kicked off back in 2002. Since 2004, New York Life and property manager Jones Lang LaSalle have been retrofitting 51 Madison with a number of measures designed to increase its energy efficiency.
February 14th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Cass Gilbert"
Monday LEEDoff: Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Centre Street
Beyer Blinder Belle’s Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse rehabilitation project at 40 Centre Street checks in at #19 in New York Construction’s 2006-07 Top Projects Started list. (I recently wrote about another Beyer Blinder Belle LEED project, which the firm designed with Jean Nouvel at 100 Eleventh Avenue). Led by construction manager Bovis with general contractor [...]
August 6th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued