Here it comes!
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Little article I wrote about 270 Park and other major projects, largely inspired by this forum 
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Nice!
Nice article. I did no know this is the first “all electric” building. I thought all buildings were run on electric. The lights, the AC, the everything is electric. I am not aware of any tall buildings that are heated by gas/oil - but maybe that is the case with other buildings.
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question for the forum - i’ve heard that both 270 park and 100 flatbush will be the “first” all-electric building in nyc. what gives?
Both of those claims were made before either were completed.
As 100 is considerably smaller it will probably be able to claim that in the end.
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ah ok. also it seems a little funny… surely there are low rise buildings in the city that are effectively just “plugged in” to the grid. maybe they mean first all-electric skyscraper?
Well them being low rise excludes them from being a skyscraper
yeah ofc, i meant 100 or 270
I don’t know about the “first” title, I have only seen it marketed as the “largest” all electric skyscraper in the city. 100% of it’s energy consumption will come from renewable energy from a hydroelectric plant. So 100 Flatbrush may will be the “first”, but this one will be the largest.
Building’s don’t normally use electricity to power all operations, in NYC in general you’re more likely to see buildings use steam, diesel, or natural gas of some sort to power various equipment in a building.
Outside of the all-electric energy source, these are the other LEED friendly implemented choices.
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In addition to operating on net zero carbon emissions, the building will use state-of-the-art building technology and systems to ensure it operates as efficiently as possible, including:
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Intelligent building technology that uses sensors, AI and machine learning systems to predict, respond and adapt to energy needs.
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Advanced water storage and reuse systems to reduce water usage by more than 40%.
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Triple pane glazing on the façade and automatic solar shades connected to HVAC systems for greater energy efficiency.
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Outdoor terraces featuring natural green space and plantings.
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The project also recycled, reused or upcycled 97% of the building materials from the demolition – far exceeding the 75% requirement of the leading green building standard.
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This is what we all needed!
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This thing is massive. Crazy to think it might only be sixth tallest in the area in some years. Though it’ll still be one of the larger ones.
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I specifically walked here to get shots for the forum haha
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I want to see Staski’s PoS on 5th and the low rise crap to the east of it come down.
The junk with the souvenir shop just north of Stawski’s building on 5th is heinous too.
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Although the buildings along 5th are still developable, none of them fall within the scope of the East Midtown Rezoning as none of the buildings lining 5th Ave do. The building opposite 270 is landmarked, and the building mix in between Madison and 5th are zoned to the smallest 18 FAR. Whatever will replace them eventually, maybe 2-3 new buildings, won’t be that big.
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I don’t care if something tall rises. I just want something nice like the new Mandarin Oriental condos on 54th or the new Rolex building. It’s possible for something tall to rise though. Look at 520 Fifth.
270 Park already has a nice Halloween costume without glass.
