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Via Verde: Green Roofs of New York

Residential complex Via Verde (via verde (ital.) - green lane) - represents a new model for affordable, green and healthy urban living. Via Verde, one of the most highly anticipated affordable housing developments in recent years celebrated last year its grand opening in the South Bronx. Via Verde achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its innovative environmentally responsible design.

The project won the New Housing New York Legacy competition, sponsored by HPD, the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Enterprise Foundation.

The competition aimed to promote affordable, sustainable, and mixed-income housing by using innovative design on a site that had proved difficult to develop. The project won the New Housing New York Legacy competition, sponsored by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Enterprise Foundation.

Developed by Phipps Houses and Jonathan Rose Companies with Dattner Architects and Grimshaw as a competitive design in 2006, they started implementation of the Via Verde project in conjunction with developers Jonathan Rose Companies and Phipps Houses, which are known for being engaged in investment and construction of environmentally friendly and affordable housing. The innovative design combines standard construction methods with a sophisticated façade system, inventive apartment layouts, and extensive green elements.

Via Verde is built on a 0.6 hectare (1.5-acre) site that was conveyed by the HPD to the development team at a nominal cost to help subsidize the affordability of the project.

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