Bright Power is proud to be part of the project team for Dumont Green, winner of a 2012 Building Brooklyn Awards™. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and its Real Estate & Development Committee present
Building Brooklyn Awards™, an annual event that recognizes recently completed new and renovation construction projects that enrich Brooklyn’s neighborhoods and economy. The awards were presented July 12, 2012.
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| Photo Credit: James Shanks |
NATIONAL GRID AWARD FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Owner/Developer: The Hudson Companies
Architect: MHG Architects, PC
Builder: Lettire Construction
Structural Engineer: Denardis Engineering, LLC
M/E/P Engineer: Sideris Kefalis Engineers PC
Landscape Architect: Abel Bainnson Butz
Solar Consultant: Bright Power, Inc.
Energy Consultant: Association for Affordable Power, Inc.
Lender: NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development, NYC Housing Development Corp., Bank of America, Richman Housing Resources, Brooklyn Borough President
Dumont Green at 1490 Dumont Avenue is a 176-unit, low-income rental building constructed in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood by Manhattan-based developer the Hudson Companies. The eight-story building encompass 172,000 gross square feet, and features a 6,000-square-foot, landscaped courtyard for the exclusive use of residents and the largest solar electric system (80.5 kilowatts) installed on a residential building in New York City. The system will provide power to cover 80 percent of the laundry facilities, elevators, common areas, and security systems.
