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Construction to Proceed at First LEED Platinum Hudson Yards Office Tower After Related Reigns in Financing
By Stephen Del Percio on November 13, 2012 in Finance, Hudson Yards, LEED-NC, Manhattan, New York City, Transactions, Urban Planning
With $400 million in financing secured from Bank of America and a Middle East wealth fund, Related is ready to break ground on the first commercial office tower at its 300-acre Hudson Yards project, which will be home to Coach and seek a LEED Platinum rating from USGBC.
Incentives & Net Metering Yet to Materialize at 360 State Street: Connecticut’s First LEED Platinum Building
There’s been little progress over the past year in activating a 400-kilowatt fuel cell at Connecticut’s largest apartment building. Now, developer Bruce Becker is also waiting on $10 milllion in tax credits and $3.6 million in energy-efficiency grants that he claims the state owes to him.
Hearst Tower is First LEED-NC Gold Building in NYC to Earn LEED-EB: OM Platinum
By Stephen Del Percio on March 7, 2012 in Columbus Circle, Hearst Tower, LEED-EB, Manhattan, New York City
Norman Foster’s Hearst Tower is the first LEED for New Construction Gold-certified commercial office building in New York City to subsequently earn Platinum under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system.
Gray Area in Colorado Law Preventing CU-Boulder From Using Graywater System at LEED Platinum Dorm
A $230,000 graywater system at CU-Boulder’s LEED Platinum Williams Village North dorm can’t be turned on because of provisions in Colorado law.
The Largest LEED Platinum Renovation, Ever, Is Midtown’s 270 Park Avenue
By Stephen Del Percio on January 31, 2012 in 270 Park Avenue, LEED Commentary, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Midtown, New York City
270 Park Avenue – the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase, between East 47th and 48th Streets in Midtown – recently became the largest renovation project to date to earn a LEED Platinum rating from USGBC.
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.
Here’s to Hines: Boutique Green Office Building Coming to Corner of Bryant Park
By Stephen Del Percio on August 14, 2011 in 7 Bryant Park, Bryant Park, LEED-NC, Manhattan, Market Analysis, New York City
Houston-based Hines has announced plans for a 28-story, 450,000-square-foot boutique green office building at the southwest corner of Bryant Park which will target the same tenants as the LEED for Core and Shell Gold 510 Madison Avenue.
Financial Firm Leases LEED Platinum Pre-Built on 42nd Floor of Empire State Building
By Stephen Del Percio on March 30, 2011 in Empire State Building, Leases, LEED-CI, Manhattan, Market Analysis, Midtown, New York City, Transactions
The Empire State Building’s pre-built green office suites continue to be popular; the tower’s most recent deal is for a 4000-square-foot LEED Platinum-candidate space on the 42nd floor.
Destined for Disaster? “Revolutionary” Green Bond Financing for Syracuse Mega-Project In Jeopardy
The “revolutionary” green bond financing for the ambitious Destiny USA mega-mall project in Syracuse, New York may lose its tax-exempt status because the developer has failed to incorporate certain green design features as promised in its application to the IRS for the exemption.
