360 State Street Takes Green to a New Level

Normally reserved for commercial applications, a renewable, combustion-free fuel cell heats and cools 500 urban units near Yale University.

A 400-kilowatt fuel cell helps a New Haven, Conn., project become the largest residential building in the world with such features.

360 State Street Takes Green to a New Level

Normally reserved for commercial applications, a renewable, combustion-free fuel cell heats and cools 500 urban units near Yale University.

A 400-kilowatt fuel cell helps a New Haven, Conn., project become the largest residential building in the world with such features.

 


 

New In Design

Landmarks: Park Place Apatments, Mountain View, Calif.

Park Place Apartments in Mountain View, Calif., offered sustainable features well...

Landmarks: The SEASONS at the Hoover, Whittier, Calif.

The historic renovation of a 70-year-old hotel into independent senior living helped...

the san remo • location: new york • architect: emery roth • built: 1929 • units: 136 notable: past and present residents of the 27-story property include a-list celebrities demi moore, steve martin, glenn close, dustin hoffman, and u2’s bono. the twin tower design has also inspired a number of big apple projects over the years, including the majestic, the century, the eldorado, and the time warner center.

Landmarks: The San Remo, New York

Emory Roth's San Remo in Central Park West resonates grandeur and elegance.

 
 

Market-Rate Housing

  • Market-Rate Owners to Follow New Lead Safety Procedures

    New federal regulations will soon require market-rate property owners to follow lead safety renovation procedures.

     
  • Multifamily Market a Mixed Bag

    Lane Co. wanted to attract echo boomers to a midtown Atlanta project. So the firm launched an aggressive, "sexy" ad campaign, said Bill Donges, CEO of the Atlanta-based multifamily housing developer. The campaign worked-with a twist. Instead of attracting the young, hip urban crowd, 60 percent of...

     
  • Grand Central: Manhattan Mulitfamily Market

    In keeping with its reputation as the city that never sleeps, Manhattan saw its apartment industry stay wide awake this year. Considering that more than 70 percent of this borough's housing is renter-occupied, it's no surprise that 2007 was a very good year for New York City.

     
  • New Fix: Funding Affordable Housing

    Washington, D.C., is considering a new weapon in the never-ending battle to fund much-needed affordable housing in the nation's capital. The city commissioned a study to explore the use of commercial linkage fees—per-square-foot fees on new development that are used to finance below-market-rate...

     
  • Extra Credits: Quality Tax-Credit Projects

    Jamboree Housing's Granite Court is the epitome of Orange County, Calif., multifamily living. When it opens in December 2008, the podium-style project of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in the heart of Irvine will boast an outdoor courtyard with barbecues; a “tot lot” children's play area;...

     

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Send Me Your Stuff

Senior editor Rachel Azoff is forever on the lookout for cool projects with an interesting story to tell. Send photos, plans, links, and project info to razoff@hanleywood.com.

 
 

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