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Sterling Green

A Green Residential Building in Brooklyn, NY.

  • Woven into the Prospect Heights streetscape, Sterling Green is a brand new boutique green building with eight smartly designed units, starting from $299,000. The building offers extra large alcove studios, one bedroom duplex penthouses, and garden duplex units. Every unit includes private outdoor space, 9 or 10 foot ceilings, secure indoor bike storage and quality green finishes.



    Designed as a sustainable building from top to bottom, Sterling Green includes important green features that reduce costs and energy use, improve indoor air quality, and look beautiful. The building boasts custom energy-efficient oversized low-E windows, ultra efficient tankless hot water heaters, low-VOC paint throughout, dual flush toilets, EnergyStar appliances, wind-powered common areas, vertical strand bamboo flooring and sustainable kitchen cabinetry.



    Visit www.sterlinggreencondos.com for full details.
  • Visit website for current open house hours: www.sterlinggreencondos.com.
  • Take 2/3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum or the 2/3 or 4/5 trains to the Franklin Ave station.

    From the Eastern Parkway station, walk up Washington to Sterling Place, and make a right. Walk a block a half.

    From the Franklin station, walk up Franklin to Sterling, and make a left. Both are about a 5 minute walk from the station.
  • Construction year
  • 2009
  • Size in sq. ft.
  • 7000
  • No. floors
  • 5
  • Green Energy Features
  • Common electricity will be provided by ConEd WIND power in perpetuity, per the condominium bylaws.
  • Energy Efficiency Features
  • Tankless gas hot water heaters.

    Low E windows.

    Low voltage dimmable halogens in bathrooms and kitchens (30% lower electricity usage than incandescents)

    Programmable thermostats in every unit.

    EnergyStar appliances throughout.
  • Green Products
  • Low VOC paints throughout.

    Low VOC kitchen cabinetry.

    Use of Versaroc structural cement bonded particle board for subfloor and roof materials (nontoxic approved green building material)

    Bike storage for every unit.

    Every unit includes private outdoor space.
  • Water Conservation Features
  • Dual flush toilets throughout.
  • Transportation
  • 5 minute walk to multiple subway lines, bus one block away. Bicycle storage on cellar level.
  • Amount and type of insulation
  • Insulation both inside and outside envelope.
  • Type of building (home, school, commercial, etc.)
  • Residential
  • Designer
  • Barry Bank PE
  • Builder
  • NY AtoZ Construction
  • Building Style
  • Modern
  • Fuel Type
  • Gas
  • Number of units
  • 8