Riverhouse at Rockefeller Park
One River Terrace, New York City, NY
RELAB specializes in Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and Building Integrated Wind projects in urban settings. Our expertise in cutting-edge building technologies and large-scale energy modeling yields maximum design optimization for the most demanding environment.
The Riverhouse at Rockefeller Park (One River Terrace) is a LEED Gold-Certified residential high-rise tower in the Battery Park City area of south-western Manhattan.
At its time of installation was the largest photovoltaic tracking array on an urban high rise building. It features passive tracking on three facades, with custom modules using dark purple monocrystalline cells.
The building is a LEED Gold-Certified residential tower.
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Project Specification
| Status | Complete |
| Completion Date | 01 February 2009 |
| Architect | Ennead (formerly Polshek Partnership) |
| Installer | altPOWER |
| Integration Type | Facades |
| Building Type | Flat |
| Building Height | 32-story (approx. 130m) |
| Power Specification | 56kW |
| Technology | Custom BIPV with Sunpower A-300 cells, Monocrystalline Silicon |
| Longitude | 74°01’00.18”W |
| Latitude | 40°42’56.08”N |
| Elevation | 3m (+120m at the array) |
