All Posts Tagged With: "green retrofits"
Monday LEEDoff: Bank Inks Sublease at –EB Tower in Midtown
In addition to its 250 West 55th Street project that will aim for LEED Gold, Boston Properties is currently pursuing LEED for Existing Buildings (”LEED-EB”) certification for two of its Manhattan office buildings –Times Square Tower (1 Times Square) and 599 Lexington Avenue (between East 52nd and 53rd Streets). Designed by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, Boston Properties built the 47-story 599 Lexington back in 1986. Last week, the real estate investment bank Savills Granite (formerly Granite Partners) subleased 18,000 square feet on 599 Lexington’s 36th floor, requiring additional office space after a recent merger with London-based property manager Savills.
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5May2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Retrofits Pending for Long Island City’s Standard Motors Building
The 300,000-square-foot, six-story Standard Motors Building at 37-18 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City will soon be transformed into a $40.6 million mixed-use, commercial loft development that will also offer ground-floor retail space. Purchased by a JPMorgan Chase-backed pension fund, the project has been in the works for some time. Standard Motors Products, which has outsourced much of its manufacturing operations from the site, wanted to sell the building for the highest possible price, but also lease back 60,000 square feet and retain control over the incoming tenants. The project will also implement a number of green retrofit initiatives.
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15Apr2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedMonday LEEDoff: Green Retail, Rentals Set for 72nd and Broadway
It appears that the Harsen House won’t be the only LEED-certified project that will rise along West 72nd Street. According to a report that appeared in Friday’s Real Deal, 200 West 72nd Street will seek an unspecified level of LEED certification for 196 luxury rental units and 48,000 square feet of retail space which […]
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