gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of October 19, 2008, including Williamsburg’s first (though self-proclaimed) green rental building, results of the first Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction (CO2 at $3.07 per ton), and a high-profile purchase in Related’s LEED Gold hopeful Superior Ink condos in the West Village, as well as more green leasing turmoil in the wake of the ongoing credit crisis.
October 27th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Related"
Bikes in Buildings Bill, Williamsburg’s LEED Silver Edge v. Sarah Palin, More Green Leasing, & Gotham’s First Electric Delivery Truck
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of September 28, 2008, including a push for David Yassky’s Bikes in Buildings Bill, which would require commercial and office buildings to offer bike storage space to tenants, jabs at Sarah Palin from Williamsburg’s LEED Silver hopeful Edge condo project, more space for AOL at 770 Broadway, which is pursuing a LEED for Existing Buildings rating from USGBC, and the debut of the first electric-powered delivery truck in New York City, now making the rounds from Hunts Point in the Bronx.
October 5th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Time Warner Center Cops National Building of the Year Honors
Related’s Time Warner Center, which won BOMA’s regional competition for commercial office buildings greater than 1 million square feet back in the spring, has been named The Office Building of the Year (”TOBY”) for 2008-2009 by the Building Owners and Managers Association International in the 1 million-square-foot or greater category. The tower earned the honor at BOMA’s annual conference a couple of weeks ago in Denver and joins 13 other awardees in a number of building types. The international honor comes after the Time Warner Center won at both the local and regional level.
July 7th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
HL23 Litigation, Freedom Tower Up for Grabs, & No Rentals at Toren
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 | Continued
Community Calls on the MTA to Require Sustainable Development at the West Side Rail Yards
The community-based Hudson Yards Community Advisory Committee (HYCAC) released their response to the West Side Rail Yards proposals today in a letter to the MTA. Among the highlights:
(1) HYCAC requests that the MTA require a commitment to sustainable construction from whichever developer is awarded the project. Currently, three of the development teams (Brookfield, Durst-Vornado, [...]