Jonathan Rose Companies awarded third round of NYSERDA Building of Excellence competition

Brooklyn, NY Jonathan Rose Companies was selected a winner in round three of New York State’s Buildings of Excellence competition for its plan to build an all-electric, Passive House certified affordable senior housing building in Bay Ridge. This competition supports governor Kathy Hochul’s nation-leading climate goals outlined in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act), which place New York state on a path to economy-wide carbon neutrality and mandates an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 

“The Buildings of Excellence competition continues to inspire our development team to set new standards for clean, resilient, affordable housing,” said Lauren Zullo, managing director of impact at Jonathan Rose Companies. “We are proud to partner with NYSERDA to help lead the way in the state-wide effort to decarbonize and reduce climate impact.”

Acquired by Jonathan Rose Companies in 2018, Shore Hill Apartments is an existing 558-unit affordable senior housing community in Bay Ridge. The proposed new development will consist of 137 units of affordable senior housing in a nine-story, all-electric building that will be constructed on a portion of the property’s underutilized parking lot. Designed to meet Passive House, Enterprise Green Communities and WELL standards, the project also incorporates significant site improvements to improve accessibility to open space and reduce impacts on sewer infrastructure. Curtis + Ginsberg Architects designed the project with the MEP engineer, Dagher Engineers and sustainability consultant, MaGrann Associates. 

Jonathan Rose Companies is one of the country’s leading developers and investors in sustainable, affordable, and mixed-income multifamily real estate, with more than 19,000 units owned. Founded in 1989, Jonathan Rose Companies is a mission-driven company focused on enhancing the health and wellness of its residents with green, energy efficient property improvements and through its Communities of Opportunities programming. With offices in New York, Connecticut, Colorado, Ohio, and California, Jonathan Rose Companies has developed or acquired more than $4.2 billion of real estate. 

The Shore Hill Development was selected under round three for its low carbon performance, profitability, ability to be adopted broadly, and for creating a healthy and safe living environment.

This project will also provide comprehensive data on design, construction and cost that can be analyzed and shared to increase the number of low- to zero-carbon buildings in New York State. 

The Buildings of Excellence competition, launched in March 2019, is a $48 million initiative that has awarded 63 projects to date - 56 exemplary new construction demonstration projects and seven early stage design projects. It is the only competition of its kind, with the awarded projects becoming part of a comprehensive data collection effort that will help determine how to cost-effectively deliver superior performing buildings that will serve as an essential building block of a carbon-neutral future and advance the design and construction of multi-family buildings. The competition is administered by NYSERDA with the support of an advisory council comprised of a cross-section of experts from the design, real estate and sustainability sectors with partners including American Institute of Architects New York State, ASHRAE and The Real Estate Board of New York. For a complete list of the winning projects statewide, visit NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence website at: www.nyserda.ny.gov/boe.