Green Urbanism
Good Housekeeping Green House Dazzles
THEDAILYGREEN.COM. NOV 13, 2008. By Brian Clark Howard
After months of planning, hammering and painting, the Good Housekeeping magazine Green House debuted as the first LEED-certified green private residence in all of New York City. The inspiring, pioneering remodel was undertaken with the expert assistance of Global Green (of Brad Pitt's New Orleans fame) and Connecticut's Steven Winter Associates.
Nestled in among other beautiful brownstones on a quiet, tree-lined street in eastern Harlem, the single-family home had been completely gutted. The property's owners, a pair of Israelis living in New York, had come to the project knowing they wanted a full green remodel. Yet no one involved with the extensive project knew quite how it would turn out.
At the star-studded launch party, however, everyone was all smiles, as guests oooed and ahhhed at the spacious, brightly lit dwelling, which was appointed with gorgeous green furniture (like the whimsical surfboard table pictured). Bold-faced names like Russell Simmons, Good Housekeeping chief Rosemary Ellis, green celeb chef Andrea Beaman and local news personalities mingled with green designers, municipal leaders and nervous project staff (one of whom admitted to working late over the past weeks doing the final touches).