An ambitious new mixed-use, transit-oriented development just ten miles west of Midtown Manhattan will incorporate a variety of green design features and aim for LEED certification from USGBC.
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Big, Bright, & Green: A Closer Look at the Future of Midtown West
By Stephen Del Percio on August 22, 2013 in Hudson Yards, LEED-NC, LEED-ND, Manhattan, Market Analysis, Midtown West, New York City, Urban Planning
Hudson Yards, Manhattan West, and associated infrastructure and transit improvements will transform the far West Side of Manhattan for good. Two recent panels discussed and revealed some important new insights on these two enormous projects, which will have wide-ranging effects on New York City’s real estate and construction industries.
Coach, Inc. Will Anchor First LEED Platinum Tower to Rise at Hudson Yards
By Stephen Del Percio on November 2, 2011 in Hudson Yards, LEED-NC, LEED-ND, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions
The handbag maker Coach has agreed to purchase a 600,000-square-foot condominium interest in the first commercial office tower that will rise at the Related Companies’ 60-block, 300-acre Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side.
Down On The Riverside: Scott Stringer Unloads On Extell’s Riverside Center Mega-Development
By David Roth on September 1, 2010 in LEED-ND, Manhattan, New York City, Upper West Side, Urban Planning, Zoning
Community Board 7 demanded more sustainability from Riverside Center, a mega-development on the UWS. Now Borough President Scott Stringer is doing the same.
Plans For Extell’s Riverside Center Receive Another Thumbs Down
It’s one thing for bloggers to demand sustainability. It’s another, entirely more awesome, thing when citizens do it. That’s what’s happening on the Upper West Side.
New Domino: Worst Mega-Development in NYC, Or Just One of the Worst?
New Domino: we obviously don’t like it very much. But dang it, we respect it for its ability to keep finding new ways to make us like it less.
Extell Feeling Heat On Upper West Side Mega-Development Riverside Center From… Upper West Siders
The sharpness of the elbows getting thrown at the Fairway olive bar are nothing compared to what Extell Development Company has faced during its attempt to sell Upper West Siders on Riverside Center, an ambitious 3 million-square-foot mega-development slated to stretch between 59th and 61st Streets and between West End Avenue and the West Side Highway.
Thoughts on “Sustainable Urbanism” from Douglas Farr: LEED is Not Enough
By Stephen Del Percio on July 29, 2008 in LEED Commentary, LEED-ND, New York City, Urban Planning, Zoning
The head of USGBC’s LEED for Neighborhood Development initiative recently voiced some strong opinions here in New York City about the organization’s shortcomings in addressing environmental issues on a broader scale than individual buildings.
Taking a Hard Look at the New LEED for Neighborhood Development Standard
By Meredith Taylor on January 23, 2008 in LEED Commentary, LEED-ND, New York City, Opinion, Urban Planning, Zoning
Should we look at LEED for Neighborhood Development more critically here in New York City?
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.
