Reaching for the sun

What's the first new building that was built in lower Manhattan after 9/11?

The Solaire!

It's a residential building based on green architecture with green amenities. I'm sure it costs plenty of green to live in, too, but check out what it's got (from an article on EC&M):

The 30-story, $100 million building features 33kW of photovoltaic systems, energy-efficient lighting, and energy-saving appliances. Two systems are located on the south and west wall of the buildings' mechanical bulkhead, and custom German-manufactured solar panels are integrated into the building's glass curtain wall and clear glass entrance canopy. [...]

Solaire is 30% more efficient than any other building constructed in Manhattan to date, Pereira says. During the construction project, the team had to purchase as many materials as possible from within a 500-mile radius of the jobsite, recycle building materials, and use paints and finishes with low volatile organic compounds. The contractors even installed photovoltaic panels on their jobsite trailers to save energy during the construction process.

Cool.