Even in the dicey economy, construction financing for the Nzinga Townhomes in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn is moving forward and developer Yolande Nicholson hopes to break ground on the modular green project early in 2009. Designed by Garrison Architects, each 2900-square-foot condominium townhouse includes 2000 square feet of living space for owners with an additional 900 square feet of separate rentable apartment space. In addition to offering heating and cooling benefits, an exterior living green wall is irrigated by a building-integrated graywater system.
November 12th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "green apartments"
1347 Bristow Street in the Bronx: LEED Silver for $5/sf Premium
In a letter to the editor that appeared in this week’s edition of Crain’s, Richard M. Cherry, President of the Community Environmental Center (“CEC”), described his organization’s experience at 1347 Bristow Street in order to make a general point about green building cost premiums. The $3.7 million project, a twenty-five unit apartment building in the [...]
November 16th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued