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The Newest Must-Have Home Amenity for the Rich: Purified Air Pollution, allergens and Covid have homeowners focusing on filtration systems and flexible designs to improve indoor air quality
The Hot New Luxury Good for the Rich: Air The wealthy have different houses, different cars, different lifestyles from the rest of us. These days, they also want to breathe different air.
As the Climate Changes, Pressure Is Growing to Make Buildings More Efficient
Charlotte the child is active: running, playing, giggling while she rides her bike. But her namesake, Charlotte the condo building, is passive. Its airtight rooms use a fraction of the energy required by the buildings around it, staying cool in the summer and warm in the winter, while light-soaked and quiet…
Healthy Living: NYC apartments with filtered air, direct elevator access, and other health-conscious features
In the wake of the pandemic and accompanying lockdown, builders and developers began to incorporate and tout features like hospital-caliber air and water filtration, copper handles, and direct elevator access. In addition to offering environmental benefits and easing residents’ minds, such features have proven highly profitable, ranking among the highest-priced sales and best-selling buildings…
New Developments Are Leading the Charge in Sustainable Architecture and Design
With environmental concerns and the impact of climate change at the forefront of people’s minds worldwide, there is growing demand for buildings that meet or surpass energy-saving standards set by organizations such as the German-based Passive House Institute or LEED…
First condo in NYC certified by Passive House Institute
Charlotte of the Upper West Side sounds like a fabulous new play by that trendy new writer, but actually, the real Charlotte is even more interesting. This is the first condo in all of New York City to be certified by the Passive House Institute. And those who follow eco-friendly building and design know that this certification means a lot.
Nice Shades: This NYC Passivhaus Condo Has Terra-Cotta Baguettes
New York City has a new condominium on Columbus Avenue: Charlotte of the Upper West Side. It is a wonderful example of a point I often make: Passivhaus isn’t just a standard of energy—it’s a standard of luxury.
BKSK Architects Designed an NYC Condominium to Passive House and Beyond
Newly revealed, the deeply textured terra-cotta facade of Charlotte of the Upper West Side at 470 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan fits comfortably within its landmarked historic district while providing sunshading as part of an ambitious sustainable design agenda looking decidedly toward the future…
BKSK Architects realizes terra-cotta facade on an Upper West Side residential building
Charlotte of the Upper West Side pushes the boundaries of environmental performance in New York City. One of a limited number of ground-up construction projects approved in the Upper West Side Central Park West Historic District in recent years, the building, designed by New York–firm BKSK Architects, rises seven stories on Columbus Avenue between 82nd and 83rd Street…
Look Inside Charlotte of the Upper West Side – Manhattan’s Most Sustainable Building
Believed to be the most sustainable condominium building ever built in New York City, Charlotte of the Upper West Side is also one of the first new residential buildings to be constructed in the Central Park Historic District in the past 30 years…
With Sustainability and Style in Equal Measure, This Cutting-Edge Condo Is Manhattan’s Chicest New Resident
Meet Charlotte of the Upper West Side…
Manhattan’s Most Sustainable
Abode2 explores Manhattan’s most sustainable condominium building, the newly unveiled, BKSK Architects-designed, Charlotte of the Upper West Side…
Luxurious Makeover Comes To Upper West Side Residential Selection
Thought to be New York City’s most sustainable condominium building ever, this development at 470 Columbus and West 83rd Street is among the first new residential buildings to rise in the Central Park Historic District in the past three decades…
Beauty Meets Sustainability In These Boutique Condo NYC Homes
A new, ground-up, boutique condominium on the Upper West Side is angling to become the most sustainable in New York City and interior designer Alyssa Kapito is the creative force behind its seven one-of-a-kind, full-floor homes.
New ‘Must-Have’ In NYC Buildings: The Best Air
The pandemic era’s renewed focus on health and wellness has been accompanied by a flock of fascinating phenomena. Among the most salient: a crusade by residential buyers to look beyond conventional ventilation and air filtration in an effort to find the cleanest, purest and just plain finest indoor air around…