MetroPartners Eyes Green Development as Key to Yonkers Future

April 5, 2010 - PRLog -- The eco-friendly, 24-floor, 400-unit building will feature innovative amenities that incorporate green technologies, community participation and landmark preservation.  These include:

•   A rooftop, hydroponic farm run in collaboration with Groundwork Hudson Valley utilizing rain water run-off to be re-used for the garden
•   Electric co-generation plus geothermal heating and cooling with surplus heat re-used for the garden
•   A cutting-edge automated parking system that makes the best use of available space with less environmental impact while also reducing theft and burglary
•   The façade of Teutonia Hall, a noted landmark, will be dismantled and restored and reassembled, during construction.

“We are excited to continue to be a growing part of the Yonkers community and enhance the quality of life downtown in a green and responsible way,” said MetroPartners principal Ken Dearden.

The organization is in the process of securing approvals and financing for the project which also includes remediation of an environmentally contaminated brownfield under the existing buildings.

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MetroPartners is a Yonkers-based developer who in recent years completed 66Main and the restoration of the Trolley Barn both located on Main Street in downtown Yonkers. Their focus is building and managing community-friendly properties in urban areas. For more information, call 914-410-9090 or go to www.metropartnership.com