Let’s check in on some recent leasing activity at two of Manhattan’s highest profile new commercial office buildings, both of which are pursuing LEED ratings and commanding Class A rents.
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Navy Yard’s Perry Building to Feature Renewable Energy Pilot Program
By Stephen Del Percio on May 29, 2008 in Alternative Energy, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Intellectual Property & Technology, Leases, LEED-NC, New York City, Transactions
The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Perry Building is slated for LEED-CS Silver and will also include a photovoltaic and wind power pilot program.
The Top 10 News Stories in Green Real Estate from 2007
We take a look back at the top ten green real estate stories from 2007 according to the CoStar Group, with links to posts about each story that we wrote about here at gbNYC.
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.
CB Richard Ellis to Enroll 100 Buildings in LEED-EB Through Portfolio Program
CB Richard Ellis (“CBRE”) will select 100 office buildings from the 1,000 that it manages in the U.S. to join the LEED Portfolio Program under the Existing Buildings (“LEED-EB”) standard. The plan comes on the heels of the firm’s announcement that it will aim to become carbon neutral by the end of 2010. CBRE told […]
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 […]
