The Bronx Logistics Center in Hunts Point has officially achieved a LEED v4 Platinum rating, the highest LEED certification granted by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by ARCO and developed by Turnbridge Equities and Dune Real Estate Partners, the 1.3-million-square-foot facility is on track to open this year and will be among a small group of LEED Platinum-rated distribution buildings in the country.
The building is located on a 14.2-acre site along East 149th Street near the East River, where construction broke ground in 2021 and topped out in December 2022. The building features 32-foot ceiling spans, 585,000 square feet of warehouse space, and dedicated entrances for flatbed trucks.
There are also over 1,500 covered and surface-level parking spaces.
“We wanted to approach the design and development of Bronx Logistics Center mindfully with respect to sustainability, which can be quite impactful for a project of this scale,” said Turnbridge managing principal Ryan Nelson. “We were already thrilled to be introducing a state-of-the-art, Class A industrial product to New York City, but we’re incredibly proud to be able to couple that with industry-leading sustainability for both the city and the country.”
To improve the building’s overall efficiency, the project team installed an on-site Con Edison electrical substation that will provide power to all 500 electric vehicle charging stations for standard passenger cars and tractor trailers. There is also a 2.9-megawatt solar array on the building’s rooftop, making it one of New York City’s largest private sources of renewable energy.
Additional green-design features include smart water meters, high-efficiency light fixtures, and MERV-13 indoor air filters. To encourage the use of bicycles to and from the logistics center, there is also a designated area for bike storage.
JLL was retained as the exclusive leasing agent for the property.
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