gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of June 15, 2008, including ongoing litigation in connection with Neil Denari’s HL23 condominium project in Chelsea, the Port Authority listening to bids from the private sector for the Freedom Tower, and Brooklyn’s Toren shooting down rumors that the condo project will turn rental, pointing to its LEED Gold application as a major drawing card for potential purchasers.
June 22nd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Freedom Tower"
Clean Power at Ground Zero, Midtown Office Vacancies, & PlaNYC Brownfields Office
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of June 8, 2008, including the Port Authority’s selection of a fuel cell provider for clean power at the World Trade Center redevelopment, an increase in Class A Midtown office vacancies since the start of the year thanks to an influx of new and subleased space from, among others, Bank of America Tower, the creation of a new office to expedite the redevelopment of New York City brownfields, and the first-ever America-Israel Green Buildings Conference held in the Meadowlands.
June 15th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Port Authority Close to Freedom Tower’s First Private Lease with Chinese Real Estate Co.
The New York Observer reported yesterday that the Port Authority has reached a tentative agreement with China’s Beijing Vantone Real Estate Company for 190,000 square feet of space in the LEED Gold hopeful Freedom Tower across its 64th and 69 floors. The firm will pay approximately $80 per square foot for a 22-year lease and create a “China Center” designed to be a cultural and educational portal for Chinese firms looking to do business in the U.S. and American firms interested in similar efforts in China. The news is of particular interest from a green leasing perspective given that Vantone came close two years ago to leasing the very top of Larry Silverstein’s LEED Gold 7 World Trade Center.
June 4th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued
gbNYC Audiocast, Episode 5: Greening Ground Zero
Episode 5 of the gbNYC Audiocast reviews the ongoing redevelopment efforts at the former World Trade Center site in light of recent remarks from Larry Silverstein about construction progress at the site, as well as uncertainty over the future of KPF’s Beer Belly Building in the aftermath of JPMorgan Chase’s pending acquisition of the failing Bear Stearns. As you’ll recall, in addition to the Freedom Tower, a number of high-profile towers that will pursue LEED certification are currently under construction at the site, including 200, 175, and 150 Greenwich Street, designed by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Fumihiko Maki, respectively. Episode 5 discusses each of these towers in detail, as well as the Robert A.M. Stern-designed Four Seasons Hotel which will rise at 99 Church Street.
March 24th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Silverstein, Port Authority Escalating Green Efforts at Ground Zero
Yesterday, the New York Building Congress held a Luncheon Forum at the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park City. Sharing remarks were Larry Silverstein, whose Silverstein Properties continues to move forward with redevelopment efforts at the World Trade Center site, and Anthony Shorris, Executive Director of the Port Authority. Mr. Silverstein first provided an overview of the massive $20 billion project, which is still on track for full occupancy in 2012. He also announced that the World Trade Center Design Studio on the 10th floor of LEED Gold 7 WTC, where 120 design team members have been working for the past 18 months, will now be known as the World Trade Construction Center. “We’ve got $2 billion in construction contracts- for concrete, steel, and elevators- on the street right now,” Mr. Silverstein said. “This project is like a freight train- the only way to stop it will be when all of the buildings are complete.”
March 13th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Rising on the Downtown Horizon: Excavation for LEED Gold WTC Towers to Wrap Up by End of January
As we wrote about back in September, Silverstein Properties’ three LEED Gold towers planned for the former World Trade Center site are on the verge of climbing out of Greenwich Street. Today, GlobeSt.com reported that the year-long excavation work for the foundations of Towers 3 and 4 are currently within a few weeks of being [...]
January 2nd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Monday LEEDoff: Goldman Sachs’ Gold Headquarters in Battery Park City
Goldman Sachs broke ground on its new 740-foot, 42-story headquarters building- which will stand on the last available commercial development site in Battery Park City, just to the north of Cesar Pelli’s American Express Building along West Street between Vesey and Murray Streets- back in late 2005. Originally planned for occupancy in 2009, the project [...]
August 13th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued