Greenwood Heights Project Scores LEED Platinum Rating
The architecture firm of Coggan + Crawford won a Building Brooklyn Award in 2008 for the building at 270 21st Street in Greenwood Heights. They’ve now followed up with another project next door that’s notable for its environmental friendliness. The four-story, four-family building at 272 21st Street has just been awarded a LEED Platinum rating,…
The architecture firm of Coggan + Crawford won a Building Brooklyn Award in 2008 for the building at 270 21st Street in Greenwood Heights. They’ve now followed up with another project next door that’s notable for its environmental friendliness. The four-story, four-family building at 272 21st Street has just been awarded a LEED Platinum rating, the first residential project in Brooklyn to achieve that status. Very cool.
Coggan + Crawford on 21st [Brownstoner] GMAP
Photo by Danny Wicke
21st street is def the best block in south slope greenwood heights whatever you wanna call it! Its not noisy, i used to live on it. No trucks ever. Ive been in both the silouette which is really done nicely and the cute brick building next to it which is a more traditional type “townhouse” with the french windows and all.. The traditional townhouse next door (274) has been sold off for years. but the silo is all still avail I believe. i think as far as new construction goes these two building are of the least offensive in the area. Both are very adorable and look like brooklyn buildings. CUTE. IF i had the cash i’d take either! with lot 2 around the corner, what else could anyone really want. currently obsessed. I just wish developers could keep the heights of the giant buildings down. these two seem reasonable.
AJ- Old Post- but if you know a good standing seam installer, I would be interested.
“like old leaky boats” that will be standing for another hundred years…95 years longer then any of these new developments, today’s feature excluded.
And if you need roofing suggestions, let me know. Standing seam is the way to go!
These greenwood frames are like old leaky boats. Just for cringes, I went on the construction codes tables and started looking up joist and girder allowances under wet conditions. I’m always surprised this thing I live in has held up since the civil war.
GWG, understood and we agree on most points.
Responsible/well thought out new development will only be done when it is in demand, unfortunately.
For now, I’ll stick with renovating my frame. Clad in vinyl and proud!
First and foremost, congratulations goes to Giancola Contracting and Coggan & Crawford for being awarded the Platinum rating. Whatever the faults may be with LEED, achieving a Platinum distinction is no easy feat, and that deserves credit.
Furthermore, I worked as part of the team that built 270 21st Street (the house to the right) and I have to say, I was proud to be part of that team. Both entities are top notch, quality outfits whose principals have integrity and character.
Their desire to design quality housing that conforms to good environmentally friendly principles resounds with me and I am positive that the occupants of 270 21st Street are very pleased with the quality of their homes.
-Steam Man
Greenwoodgeneral… your house has just been getting a special “moisturizing” treatment.
regarding my last post and my house- I’m not really “brining it back,” though with the weather recently, and my crappy old siding, that’s probably what’s happening.
🙂
AJ- think you misread my post, or intention. Was only pointing out:
1. These two are better than many teardowns in the hood.
2. Unfortunatley, the black brick house and the khaki stucco house haven’t sold as well as the brick one next door that did not worry as much about architecture and LEED.
That doesn’t make me a proponent of cheap developement. I’m actually in the opposite camp, whatever that is. I bought the worst house on my block, and I’m brining it back with what limited resources I have.
Developers won’t go away, and I think it’s worth discussing how you can incent developers to be better, and create better standards or at least more intersting buildings. I think it’s sad if the 21st street guys tries hard, and had a harder time selling, because it seems to prove that the markets, laws, and contracting envrionment in NY will always favor the slash and burn guys.