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GREEN URBAN SOLUTIONS

Green housing is healthier for the labor that builds it, its residents and the community...
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Energy savings of 20-30% are easily achieved by simple improvements such as increased insulation, improved windows, and smarter energy controls....
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The economic and social benefits of income mixing to communities and residents are enumerable....
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EVENTS CALENDAR

Apr. 2, 2010
Jonathan F.P. Rose, President
Keynote Speaker, MIT Real Estate Speakers Series
Cambridge, MA
http://www.mit.edu

Apr. 16, 2010
Jonathan F.P. Rose, President
Workshop Speaker, 20th Annual Regional Assembly
Regional Plan Association
Waldorf=Astoria, New York, NY
http://www.rpa.org

Apr. 22, 2010
Homer Robinson, Senior Project Manager, Romero Rose, LLC
Robert Straka, Senior Project Manager, Romero Rose, LLC
Presenters, "Gardens in the Desert: A LEED Multifamily Pilot Case History"
Rocky Mountain Green Conference
USGBC, Colorado Chapter
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
http://www.usgbccolorado.com/RockyMountainGreen2010.html

Metro Green Apartments Green Affordable Housing

Stamford, Connecticut

GOAL

To provide green affordable housing one block from a major transit station.

CHALLENGE

To put together a complex financing package.

OUTCOME

Connecticut’s foremost transit oriented, green affordable housing community.

The 50-unit Metro Green Apartments, Connecticut’s foremost transit oriented
affordable housing community, is a cornerstone of Stamford’s plan to advance climate prosperity as a green model for the state and for the region.

Developed in a smart growth location, Metro Green Apartments is located one block from the Metro North Stamford Railroad Station on Henry Street between Atlantic Street and Washington Boulevard. Metro Green Apartments is the first phase of Metro Green Residential, which has received LEED Neighborhood Development Gold certification that includes 238 mixed-income residences on a mixed-use, transit oriented site.

Metro Green Apartments integrates environmentally responsible features that enhance the urban environment, promote better health for residents, and create energy efficiencies that will result in cost savings. Designed by Perkins Eastman Architects to exceed the Enterprise Green Communities Guidelines, the new 52,565 square foot building will also seek LEED New Construction Gold certification.

Public amenities of the project include a new public plaza featuring a rain-garden streetscape with custom street light fixtures, new sidewalks and curb side planting. Other environmentally responsible features of Metro Green Apartments include a rainwater harvesting system, high-performance building envelope, energy-efficient mechanical systems, as well as green building materials with recycled locally sourced and low-VOC components.

In addition to the Jonathan Rose Companies and Malkin Properties Metro Green Residential joint venture, Metro Green will feature a 350,000 square foot, 17-story, “best in class” LEED Platinum candidate office tower and numerous public improvements.