Project profile: 20 River Terrace – The Solaire

Apr 30, 2005

The Solaire at 20 River Terrace is a 27-story, 293-unit, glass-and-brick residential tower in Battery Park City, a planned residential and commercial neighborhood built on landfill bordering the west side of New York City's financial district and directly adjacent to the site of the former World Trade Center. It is the first building designed in accordance with new environmental guidelines instituted in 2000 by the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), the government entity that has overseen the development of Battery Park City since 1969.
(2005 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects recipient)

Author:

AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Published & professionally reviewed by:

The American Institute of Architects

URL:

www.aiatopten.org