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1825 Atlantic Avenue

A Green Multifamily residential in Brooklyn, NY.

  • 1825 Atlantic Avenue is a 150-unit multifamily apartment building providing affordable rental housing for families at a wide range of incomes. The building also includes a roughly 6,200 square foot child care center operated by the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service. The building was developed by Dunn Development Corp. and MHANY Management, Inc. and achieved Energy Star status through NYSERDA's Multifamily Performance Program.
  • Construction year
  • 2009
  • Size in sq. ft.
  • 162000
  • No. floors
  • 7
  • Certification
  • NYSERDA MPP
  • Energy Efficiency Features
  • * 92% efficient sealed-combustion condensing Aerco boilers
    * Energy Recovery Ventilator to condition corridor make-up air
    * Tight, well insulated building envelope
    * Unique window design to allow A/C units and eliminate through-wall sleeves
    * Hydronic heating distribution design improvement
    * Common area lighting on motion sensors
    * Energy Star appliances
  • Water Conservation Features
  • Showerheads 1.75 GPM
    Bathroom faucets 1.5 GPM
  • Transportation
  • A and C subway trains less than four blocks from site
  • Window brand
  • Quaker Windows
  • Amount and type of insulation
  • Tapered roof insulation (minimum 2"") average R-value = 36.5
    Interior wall insulation (1"" Roxul + 3 1/2"" batt) = total wall R-value of 20.5
    Foundation insulation 2"" rigid = 7.2 R-value
    Sealing at top and bottom of all perimeter and demising walls confirmed by blower-door test
  • Type of building (home, school, commercial, etc.)
  • Multifamily residential
  • Designer
  • SLCE Architects
  • Builder
  • HLS Builders Corp.
  • Construction or renovation cost
  • $28.8 million
  • Fuel Type
  • Gas
  • Company Public
  • Dunn Development Corp.
  • Construction or rehab cost per square foot
  • $178 per SF
  • Owner/Developer
  • 1825 Atlantic Avenue, L.P.
  • Building energy consultant/MEP
  • Steven Winter Associates
  • Landscape architect
  • RBA Group
  • Residential type
  • Affordable
  • Number of units
  • 150