New York City's first-ever multifamily geothermal building is one step closer to welcoming tenants to Coney Island.
Real estate and development firm LCOR announced on Tuesday they had built the top floor of the 471,000-square foot, 463-unit residential building at 1515 Surf Ave.
LCOR partnered with Ecosave USA to design and install the geothermal system, which Ecosave USA says will reduce the building's carbon emissions by over 60%. he project was funded in part by a grant from the state's Community Heat Pump System Pilot Program.
"1515 Surf proved that high rise buildings can be built above geothermal well fields, and through its efficient full electrification and the usage of renewable green energy we can run zero carbon buildings today," said Marcelo Rouco, Ecosave's CEO.
Designed by STUDIO V Architecture, 1515 Surf Ave. will offer over 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities including an outdoor pool, fitness center, landscaped courtyard, indoor handball and basketball court, tenant lounges, co-working space and on-site parking.
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