Powerhouse Apartments

Project Description

The Powerhouse Apartments project is an 80-unit multi-generational new construction housing complex with community facility space providing a leading example of resilient, sustainable, and equitable affordable housing development located within a NYS designated disadvantaged community in New York City. As the name suggests, the building will aggressively conserve and generate energy throughout its life cycle and its residents will have access to onsite resources to empower themselves and their families. The design includes innovative strategies, including ground source heat pumps with a high-performance envelope, healthy materials, substantial embodied carbon reduction, on-site energy source with battery back-up and enhanced commissioning. Terraces designed with absorbent drought tolerant plantings and permeable pavers manage storm water.

Project Status: Schematic Design

Market Sector: High-Rise Multifamily

Developed by: Lemle & Wolff Development Co., LLC, HELP Development Corp, and True Development New York, LLC

The Buildings of Excellence Competition

The Buildings of Excellence (BOE) Competition is a $83 million competition that has distributed monetary awards over five rounds. Kicked off in early 2019, BOE recognizes and rewards the design, construction, and operation of resilience, climate-friendly multifamily buildings that are healthier for residents and their communities.

Designing and developing clean and resilient buildings that are good for both businesses and residents is at the core of this competition.

The honorees are visionary architects and developers who take the lead in achieving beautiful, zero-emission buildings that improve quality of life and inspire the industry to follow their example toward a climate-friendly future. Their projects are beneficial for the environment, highly profitable, and provide them a competitive edge in the marketplace.