A New York real state development company is celebrating completion of a new affordable housing project in the Queens borough that incorporates battery storage, solar panels, a combined heat and power (CHP) system, electric charging stations and energy efficiency appliances and fixtures.
Omni New York LLC joined with city officials and community stakeholders to herald completion of Archer Green in Jamaica, Queens. The 15,000-square-foot residential building contains 387 units of housing, as well as a fitness room, coworking space, a children’s playroom, lounge, terrance and bike storage.
The building will also achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council, and will incorporate several green technologies that will improve building operations and increase resiliency, including a state-of-the-art battery energy storage system that can provide back-up power in the event of a black out, solar panels, a CHP system that generates electricity and captures heat that would otherwise be wasted, electric vehicle charging stations, and energy efficient appliances and fixtures.
Archer Green was a joint effort including Omni New York, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Housing Development Corporation (HDC), and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The project was originally borne out of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan, a $153 million revitalization effort established by the de Blasio mayoral administration.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the completion of the 100% affordable housing and mixed-use development that is Archer Green," said Eugene Schneur, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Omni New York LLC. "We want to thank all of the partners and local officials that helped make this project possible, as this new development is bringing much needed affordable housing and economic investment to the city. We are honored to have been part of these efforts."
Since 2004, Omni has owned and managed over 17,000 units of affordable housing in eleven states.
The rental rates at Archer Green are tiered based on location and income and assures that units will be affordable to tenants, according to reports.
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(Rod Walton, senior editor for EnergyTech, is a 14-year veteran of covering the energy industry both as a newspaper and trade journalist. He can reached at [email protected]).
