Designed by Barry Rice Architects, Greystone Property Development’s 180 East 93rd Street broke ground last week and joins a growing crop of green condo projects on the Upper East Side (including the Laurel, Lucida, and Observatory Place). The condominiums will feature a number of green design features, including a geothermal heating and cooling system. The nine-unit development will rise on the south side of East 93rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, though it’s unclear whether the team will seek any sort of third-party certification for its efforts.
June 1st, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "The Laurel"
Thoughts on The Lucida & Cook + Fox’ Platinum Offices: gbNYC Interviews Rick Cook
gbNYC was thrilled to have the opportunity to recently chat with Rick Cook of Cook + Fox Architects about one of his firm’s green projects- The Lucida- which is currently seeking LEED certification on the corner of East 85th Street and Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side. The project touts itself as the first residential condominium project in the neighborhood to seek a LEED rating, which is an important first given that The Brompton and The Laurel have since joined the local green chase. Mr. Cook spoke to us about specific green features at The Lucida- from its hybrid wall window system to blast-furnace concrete transfer slab- and also offered thoughts on his firm’s office space and the LEED system generally.
March 19th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued