The LEED for Core and Shell Gold 148 Lafayette Street – which dates from 1913 – has been sold to the real estate investment firm EPIC for approximately $850 per square foot.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Lands Two Tenants in Bid to Become NYC’s Green Manufacturing Hub
By Stephen Del Percio on May 29, 2012 in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Historic Preservation, Leases, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions
In deals totaling 130,000 square feet, two tenants have agreed to anchor a new Green Manufacturing Center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, an effort that the city hopes will help spur manufacturing and innovation within the environment-friendly technology sector.
Digital Map of New York City’s Tech Industry Demonstrates, Aims to Continue, Sector’s Expansion
By Stephen Del Percio on May 19, 2012 in Flatiron, Intellectual Property & Technology, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Silicon Alley, Software
The Made in New York City Digital Map not only demonstrates the explosive growth in Gotham’s technology sector but should also help the industry’s continued expansion. It also serves an important real estate-related purpose in highlighting Silicon Alley’s attraction to tech tenants.
First Quarter 2012 Green Real Estate Report Now Available
We’re pleased to announce the release of our first quarter 2012 Green Real Estate Report, which reviews a number of key green real estate topics in detail – including legal issues – in order to help industry leaders draw deeper conclusions about the overall state of green real estate.
West Side, Sixth Avenue Setting the Pace in NYC’s LEED-EB Race
By Stephen Del Percio on April 24, 2012 in LEED-EB, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Rockefeller Center
With the recent LEED-EB Silver certification of the Rockefeller Group’s 1271 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Avenue has jumped past Park Avenue for the most LEED-EB-certified office buildings in Manhattan. The rating also nudged the West Side past the East Side on the same list, 19 to 18.
New York City Ranked Sixth in List of Cities Earning Energy Stars in 2011
After improving on its 2008 and 2009 ranks (12th and 10th) in 2010 (5th), New York City held steady by placing 6th on EPA’s list in 2011. But in terms of total floor area and annual cost savings the much denser Big Apple performed quite well, ranking third and second overall in those two categories.
Tenants Are Drawn to LEED Label as 7 World Trade Center is Completely Filled
By Stephen Del Percio on March 27, 2012 in 7 World Trade Center, Leases, LEED-CI, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions, World Trade Center
What’s most interesting about two recent deals totaling 12,400 square feet at 7 WTC is that at least one of the tenants was attracted to the building’s LEED rating, in addition to its stunning views and Downtown location.
Checking in at 1 World Trade Center: On Antennas, Leases & Other Items
By Stephen Del Percio on March 20, 2012 in 1 World Trade Center, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center has been in the news quite a bit recently: we catch up on its new broadcasting facility, a lost lease, and its ongoing climb towards becoming New York City’s tallest building.
6 Million Square Feet of LEED-Registered Office Space to Hit Manhattan Market in 2013
By Stephen Del Percio on February 28, 2012 in 1 World Trade Center, LEED Commentary, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, World Trade Center
The success of leasing efforts at One World Trade Center, Five World Trade Center, and 51 Astor Place will likely have little to do with their LEED labels and green attributes.
2011-12 BOMA/NY Pinnacle Awards Field Featured Most LEED/Energy Star Buildings Ever
By Stephen Del Percio on February 21, 2012 in 11 Times Square, 112 West 34th Street, 1515 Broadway, Energy Star, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Rating Systems
The 2011-12 BOMA/NY Pinnacle Awards were handed out earlier this month and this year’s set of entrants were a bumper crop: the field included the highest total of LEED- and Energy Star-rated buildings in the competition’s history.
