Trash
The sleek, glassy Bank of America Tower is one of New York City’s tallest buildings, one of its most energy-efficient structures and perhaps the country’s most ecologically friendly skyscraper. It is also on the cutting edge on a less glamorous front: getting rid of its trash.
Date 2012-05-07
Author Jon Lentz
CUNY Close to 161K s/f Midtown Deal
CUNY is close to completing a 161,000-square-foot lease at 205 East 42nd Street The Commercial Observer has learned The city university system, which operates Hunter College, Baruch and Brooklyn College among the 24 campuses under its purview, will take the space to relocate and consolidate several administrative offices and the CUNY chancellor’s office on the Upper East Side. “We want to consolidate our offices into one central location and bring key people together,” Michael Arena, a CUNY spokesman, said. CUNY will take six floors at 205 East 42nd Street. It’s not clear what CUNY arranged to pay in the deal…
Date 2012-04-18
Author Daniel Geiger
Author Matt Chaban
Author David Dunlap
The Power Generator
Douglas and Jody Durst of the family-owned Durst Organization are well known in the real estate industry for their firm’s progressive stance on environmentally sustainable building practices. Last week, the cousins spoke to The Commercial Observer about co-generator power, a revolutionary, albeit costly, method of generating electricity in buildings they own at 4 Times Square, 1 Bryant Park, and soon, 1 World Trade Center.
Date 2012-03-13
Author Jotham Sederstrom