“Taurus Investment Holdings has a longstanding passion for sustainable design and several of its projects use the “the latest available technology to optimize building performance, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment.”
-Peter Merrigan, CEO of Taurus Investment Holdings
New York Local real estate firm Synapse Development Group, along with its joint venture with its partner Taurus Investment Holdings, announced the topping off of construction on PERCH Harlem, a seven-story multi-family building that will be designed to Passive House-designed. It will become the first ever passive house in the New York City.
The 34-unit apartment property is expected to be complete in late spring of 2016. The community is the first Perch Living © design in the country, part of a new multifamily brand focused on low-impact living and community oriented design.
The Passive House Institute focuses on research & development of construction concepts, building components, planning tools and quality assurance for energy-efficient buildings.
“We are excited to announce this important construction milestone as we move forward in developing New York City's first market-rate apartment building designed to Passive House standards,” said Justin Palmer, CEO of Synapse Development Group. “Taurus and Synapse are focused on redesigning urban living with a higher quality of construction in the multi-family market, and our building will operate using 80 to 90% less energy consumption when compared to traditional multi-family design.” said Justin Palmer, CEO of Synapse.
Peter Merrigan and Justin Palmer takling about Perch Harlem
The 40,000-square-foot PERCH Harlem will blend low-impact living with a design and common spaces that focus on building a community. The companies will also equip each apartment with central heating and cooling and an energy-recovery ventilator so residences have control of the temperature and airflow rate. The interior designer on the project is Me and General Design. Building amenities will include a private gym, rooftop terrace, bicycle storage and a resident lounge.
“Taurus has long-exhibited a passion for sustainable design, and several of our projects use the latest available technologies to optimize building performance, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment. Our initiatives here in New York and Austin, TX serve as the latest examples of applying this philosophy to new construction projects. We believe in the strong demographic trends exhibited in Harlem and are pleased to be delivering a modern sustainable product to this booming market,” said Peter Merrigan, founding partner and CEO of Taurus.
This project is part of a growing trend of passive house structures throughout New York City, which includes 28 buildings, according to Curbed NY.
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