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Atlantic Avenue Complex

A Green Multifamily residential in Brooklyn, NY, NY.
  • 1850 Eastern Pkwy, 26 & 34 Sherlock Place
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • NY
  • 11233
  • Kirsten Sibilia, Chief Marketing Officer
  • 212-247-2660

  • This affordable, cooperative housing development consists of three four-story walk-up buildings on a formerly vacant lot in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. A community room and laundry facilities are provided in each building. The residences share a common landscaped garden with a variety of planted, sitting and play areas. The brick façades feature gently curved bays and decorative patterns to add residential scale and visual interest. Curved canopies mark the entrances.

    This is the largest and greenest multifamily complex ever built by a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the nation, and the development received LEED Gold Certification under the LEED for Homes program. Sustainable features include a green development plan, low-flow plumbing fixtures, energy efficient equipment, EnergyStar appliances and fixtures, green and recycled materials, enhancement of indoor air quality through insulation and ventilation, erosion and sedimentation control; native, low-maintenance planting and a Green Home Guide for residents.

    A contractor built the core and shell of the buildings. The new homeowner families, along with thousands of volunteers, worked more than two years to help construct the interiors.
  • Private homes, please be respectful of the residents
  • A,C, J, Z, or L Subway to Broadway Junction. Long Island Railroad to East New York Station.
  • Construction year
  • 2009
  • Size in sq. ft.
  • 54
  • No. floors
  • 4
  • Certification
  • Energy Star Homes, USGBC LEED (Include rating system and level under ""Other"" below), LEED Gold
  • Energy Efficiency Features
  • -Energy Star Certified appliances.
    -Individual thermostatic control by unit and AC control by room.
    -High insulation value and air sealing for improved Indoor Air Quality.
    -End user LEED training and manual
  • Green Products
  • -Bonded Logic brand recycled blue-jean insulation
    -Valspar low VOC paints
    -Low VOC Caulks and finishes
    -FSC Certified wood flooring and cabinetry
    -Natural linoleum in common areas.
    -Squak Mountain countertops: A hand-cast fibrous-cement material comprised of recycled paper, recycled glass, and low-carbon cement.
  • Water Conservation Features
  • - Underground storm-water retention tanks and permeable pavers
    -Drip irrigation system in courtyard green space
    -Low-flow showerheads, toilets, and bathroom faucets.
  • Transportation
  • - <.25 miles to subway and railroad stations, <.1 miles to numerous bus stops.
    -No vehicle parking is provided.
  • Window brand
  • -Crystal double-glazed windows
  • Amount and type of insulation
  • -Insulation is embedded in the envelope.
    -2 1/4” rigid foam insulation, continuously wrapped around the entire envelope between brick and CMU. All cracks in insulative layer sealed with spray foam insulation.
    -Interior air sealing around all outlets, exterior and demising walls, between floors, and around doorframes and windows.
    -Extensive blower door testing performed to ensure proper sealing.
  • Type of building (home, school, commercial, etc.)
  • Multifamily residential
  • Designer
  • Dattner Architects
  • Builder
  • Vertical Construction / Habitat for Humanity NYC
  • Construction or renovation cost
  • $7000000
  • Company Public
  • Dattner Architects
  • Construction or rehab cost per square foot
  • $130/ sqft
  • Owner/Developer
  • Habitat for Humanity NYC
  • Building energy consultant/MEP
  • Steven Winter Associates
  • LEED/Green Building Consultant
  • Steven Winter Associates
  • Landscape architect
  • Donna Walcavage Landscape Architecture / AECOM
  • Interior architect
  • Dattner Architects
  • Residential type
  • Affordable , Condo
  • Number of units
  • 41