The Bronx Logistics Center in Hunts Point has officially achieved a LEED v4 Platinum rating, the highest LEED certification granted by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by ARCO and developed by Turnbridge Equities and Dune Real Estate Partners, the 1.3-million-square-foot facility is on track to open this year and will be among a small group of LEED Platinum-rated distribution buildings in the country.
The building is located on a 14.2-acre site along East 149th Street near the East River, where construction broke ground in 2021 and topped out in December 2022. The building features 32-foot ceiling spans, 585,000 square feet of warehouse space, and dedicated entrances for flatbed trucks.
There are also over 1,500 covered and surface-level parking spaces.
“We wanted to approach the design and development of Bronx Logistics Center mindfully with respect to sustainability, which can be quite impactful for a project of this scale,” said Turnbridge managing principal Ryan Nelson. “We were already thrilled to be introducing a state-of-the-art, Class A industrial product to New York City, but we’re incredibly proud to be able to couple that with industry-leading sustainability for both the city and the country.”
To improve the building’s overall efficiency, the project team installed an on-site Con Edison electrical substation that will provide power to all 500 electric vehicle charging stations for standard passenger cars and tractor trailers. There is also a 2.9-megawatt solar array on the building’s rooftop, making it one of New York City’s largest private sources of renewable energy.
Additional green-design features include smart water meters, high-efficiency light fixtures, and MERV-13 indoor air filters. To encourage the use of bicycles to and from the logistics center, there is also a designated area for bike storage.
JLL was retained as the exclusive leasing agent for the property.
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Something ironic about a LEED certified autocentric logistics hub.
Confusing when it comes to being green right now. There are very few electric trucks currently so it is most likely that the building will be serviced by deisel trucks for the next few years. Then in maybe 10 years the LEED status will help. The goods the building will handle will have been shipped and or manufactured by mostly carbon positive means. It is an entire system to lower to carbon neutral status. Hopefully this building can help once the other pieces of the puzzle are dealt with.
The city’s flood risk map puts this project in a vulnerable location.