With $2 billion in construction contracts already on the street for the $20 billion redevelopment of the World Trade Center site, Larry Silverstein calls the project a “freight train – the only way to stop it will be when all of the [LEED Gold] buildings are complete.”
Archive | Manhattan
Installation of City’s First Microturbines Under New Code Completed in Battery Park City
By Stephen Del Percio on March 11, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Battery Park City, Intellectual Property & Technology, Legislation, Manhattan, New York City
The first set of microturbines to be installed under new New York City legislation authorizing their operation has been completed in Battery Park City.
The Lower East Side: NYC’s Emerging Green Retail District?
By Stephen Del Percio on March 5, 2008 in Leases, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Retail, Transactions
Manhattan’s Lower East Side is the latest New York City neighborhood to embrace sustainability, albeit in its own unique way, of course.
Denari’s HL23 to Purchase 100 Percent Green Power
Neil Denari’s acclaimed $22 million HL23 condominium project above the High Line in Chelsea will add to its green accolades by purchasing 100 percent renewable power.
Top Green Office Leases in Manhattan by Square Footage: 2007
By Stephen Del Percio on February 28, 2008 in Leases, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions
Nine of the 50 largest Manhattan office leases signed in 2007 were for space in buildings pursuing (or, as it were, not pursuing) LEED certification, which suggests some interesting points about New York City’s green real estate market.
The First LEED Platinum Residential High-Rise: Battery Park City’s Verdesian
The Verdesian luxury rental apartment building in Battery Park City is the first in the country to earn LEED Platinum.
Color it Green: The 25 Largest Blocks of Available Manhattan Office Space
By Stephen Del Percio on January 15, 2008 in Leases, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions
Some important Manhattan green office buildings have major blocks of available commercial office space according to a recent compilation prepared by Crain’s New York Business.
Community Calls on the MTA to Require Sustainable Development at the West Side Rail Yards
The Hudson Yards Community Advisory Committee has released a response to the West Side Rail Yards proposals in a letter to the MTA that calls for green building practices across the Hudson Yards project.
LEED Gold Office Space Flying Off Shelf at 7 WTC
By Stephen Del Percio on December 27, 2007 in 7 World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Leases, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City, Transactions, World Trade Center
Larry Silverstein has inked another tenant for his LEED Gold 7 World Trade Center tower; only 444,000 square feet remain at the 1.7 million-square-foot, 52-story building.
Gore Scores 48th Floor at Bank of America Tower
By Stephen Del Percio on November 14, 2007 in Bank of America Tower, Bryant Park, Leases, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions
Back in September, we noted a report in Crain’s that Al Gore’s investment firm, Generation Investment Management LLP, was looking for LEED-certified office space in New York City. Today, Generation announced that it has secured a 5,000-square-foot lease on the 48th floor of the Durst Organization’s Bank of America Tower, which expects to receive the […]
