New York’s First Electric Skyscraper Promises Luxury With Lower Emissions
An apartment tower in downtown Brooklyn has ditched fossil fuel heating and appliances as new city rules on energy efficiency are phased in.
The first tower in the Alloy Block development in downtown Brooklyn, which runs entirely on electricity.
Photographer: Bryan Anselm for Bloomberg Green
In a city that often feels stitched together by scaffolding, the development known as the Alloy Block — on a bustling street in downtown Brooklyn, across from the red-and-silver sign of the Brooklyn Academy of Music — long seemed like just another construction site.
But there’s something unique about the project’s first phase, a 44-story tower that opened this spring. Surrounded by buildings that rely heavily on gas and oil for energy, 505 State Street is New York’s first all-electric skyscraper.