Items Tagged ‘Hoboken’
Garden Street Lofts
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Garden Street LoftsLocation:
Hoboken, New Jersey, USACompletion Date:
2009Original Use(s):
coconut processing plantNew Use(s):
residential loftsProject Description:
History
Located at 1425 Garden Street in Hoboken, this 1919 building once served as both a storage warehouse and coconut processing plant. The factory processed coconuts to be used as shredded toppings on Hostess snowball cupcakes.[1]
(Re)Developer
The developer of the conversion was Lawrence Bijou or Bijou Properties. The firm focuses its efforts on acquiring and transforming under-performing properties and converting them into first-class buildings. Along with this, green building practices are implemented.[2]
SHoP Architects was brought on to lead the conversion project. The Manhattan-based firm includes architectural and construction divisions. Their projects span the US as well as in China and South Korea.[3]
Outcome
Bijou and SHoP successfully finished the conversion project in 2009, resulting in 30 luxury condominiums and a sedum ground-covered, grassy roof for carbon monoxide emissions. The mixed residential high-rise is the first such building in New Jersey to also receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification which it was awarded in 2010.[4]
The construction process utilized environmentally-friendly strategies and materials to repurpose the old factory, so as to create a reduced carbon footprint for its tenants. With the reuse of the building being the ultimate green aspect, the building also includes: cleaner, filtered fresh air; low-VOC paints and finishes; high ceilings and large windows for more natural light and reduced heating/cooling needs; sedum-covered green roof; energy requirements purchased from wind and other alternative energy resources.[5]
The project is helping transform an area once known for its industry into a healthy environment for families looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact.[6]
[1]The Jersey Journal
[2]Bijou Properties
[3]SHoP Architects
[4]The Jersey Journal
[5]Garden Street Lofts
[6]Inhabitat
Renderings courtesy of Garden Street Lofts.
Garden Street Lofts Wins Gold Award For Going Green
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The Garden Street Lofts in Hoboken, New Jersey, has a lot going for it. This major adaptive reuse project of an old storage warehouse and factory is now the first mixed-use residential high-rise in New Jersey. It also was just recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The developer, Larry Bijou of Bijou Properties, is looking at other adaptive reuse projects he’d like to initiate in the city including turning a three-story parking garage into a three-in-one mixed use residential, retail and education facility.