Tomorrow morning, developers Jonathan Rose Companies and Malkin Properties will cut the ribbon and officially open Metro Green Apartments, a 50-unit affordable housing development in Stamford, Connecticut. Located at 84 Henry Street, Metro Green was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and it's already 90% leased. As the first phase of a TOD which will include a total of 238 mixed-income residential and 350,000 square feet of Class A office, Metro Green gets this development started on the right foot.
At Metro Green, residents benefit from a number of green elements, including a rainwater harvesting system, a high-performance building envelope, bike storage room, energy-efficient mechanical systems, abundant natural light, and green building materials that use recycled, low-VOC components.
If you're in the neighborhood, there will be a ribbon cutting from 10:30 am to noon at Metro Green on Monday, September 21, 2009. The building was designed by Perkins Eastman Architects to exceed Enterprise Green Communities guidelines and built with a budget of approximately $20 million.
Photo credits: Ruggero Vanni (top 3); Jonathan Rose Companies (bottom 2).
We should all be shooting for the Gold LEED certification. Companies and townships ought to take a page from Jonathan Rose Companies and Malkin Properties’ book. Way to go Green guys!
Its great to see so many new green apartment complexes. Often apartments are the worst for energy efficiency. My apartment was built in the 70s and I have a lot of trouble with losing heat during the winter. Weather stripping can only go so far, but a green building like this will not have that trouble.
-Tyler