The Tower Companies, a privately owned real estate developer and property management company, installed 122 kilowatts of rooftop solar on Blair House, a 12-story, 310-unit 1960s multifamily building in Silver Spring, Maryland. The solar installation is estimated to generate more than 150,000 kWh annually and about 10 percent of the building’s total energy demand. Tower […]
Upgraded Health and Wellness for Tenant Retention at 1201 New York Avenue For Pembroke, an international real estate developer and adviser that manages office and mixed-use assets in the world’s leading cities, health and wellness are viewed as a market separator and receive a deliberate focus across the company’s portfolio. With a long-term hold approach, […]
Resident-Focused Health and Wellness at The Pearl As a privately held real estate developer, owner, and property management company with a heightened focus on health and sustainability, The Tower Companies (Tower) leverages its corporate responsibility team, property management and leasing teams, and third-party commercial brokers to communicate the value of healthy and sustainable building features […]
Tenant and Resident Survey Engagement with Clarion Partners Clarion Partners, a New York–based global real estate investment firm, focuses on healthy and active living through a variety of initiatives including Fitwel certifications, a heightened focus on indoor air quality (IAQ), Walk Score/walkability due diligence, and surveys of tenants and residents on health and wellness. While […]
Healthy Living and Community Showcases at theMART Vornado Realty Trust, a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) focused primarily on office and retail properties, undertook the redevelopment of theMART, an iconic Chicago Riverwalk property. The project demonstrates how an existing building can become a community hub that also promotes health and well-being. theMART, located […]
WinnCompanies recently completed the acquisition rehab of the 100-year-old East Haven High School building in East Haven, Connecticut. After sitting closed and vacant for over 30 years, the building underwent a $31.7 million historic adaptive use, creating 70 new high-efficiency mixed-income housing units for seniors 55 years of age and older. The project, now […]
Jamestown LP set a goal of portfolio-wide net-zero-carbon operations by 2050. Physically, this requires eliminating the use of fossil fuels, which is concentrated in the use of natural gas to power assets’ HVAC systems. Levi Plaza is one property in Jamestown’s portfolio supporting efforts to achieve this larger goal, with building electrification being a key […]
Climate change is always top of mind for those who live and work in mountain resorts where robust, predictable snowfall and manageable wildfire seasons are critical for local economies and quality of life. With its latest project, Electric Pass Lodge, East West is taking its approach to sustainability to the next level with a stringent […]
Lendlease’s 30 Van Ness is its first all-electric mixed-used development in the United States, and the decision to be all electric was made long before San Francisco passed a citywide no-gas policy for new construction. With 250,000 square feet of commercial office space, 330 condominiums (of which 25 percent will be affordable housing), 4,000 square […]
As developers, owners, and managers of premier office buildings, Boston Properties (BXP) is keenly aware of the influence of buildings on human health. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified stakeholder focus on healthy buildings, elevating the importance of developing and maintaining healthy, high-performance buildings, while simultaneously mitigating operational costs and the potential negative externalities of energy, water, waste, carbon emissions, and climate change.