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Lendlease JV Tops Out NY State’s Largest Residential Geothermal Building
Lendlease and joint venture partner Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, topped out construction of 1 Java Street’s two towers, reaching 37 and 20 stories, along Brooklyn’s Greenpoint waterfront. Upon completion in 2026, the 834-unit 1 Java Street will be the largest residential geothermal building in New York State, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and is believed to be one of the largest geothermal residential buildings in the U.S.
The project’s vertical closed-loop geoexchange system will reduce annual carbon emissions from heating and cooling by 53% compared with typical residential systems, according to Lendlease. As an all-electric building, 1 Java Street will also avoid carbon emissions associated with natural gas.
“With 1 Java Street, we are setting a new standard for next-generation multifamily living with a high-quality, mixed-income development that is both fully electric and powered by geothermal energy,” said Monique Henley, executive general manager, East Coast development, Lendlease.
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