Greening the Urban Landscape: Existing Building Retrofits in the U.S

Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P.
November 2009

Jonathan Rose Companies LLC

Louisiana Speaks Green Design Guidelines

Jonathan Rose Companies
Cooper Union New Academic Building

Via Verde, Bronx, NY

Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P. Why Do This?

Buildings are responsible for 43% of North American climate emissions
Source: Building Solutions to Climate Change, Innovative Policy Solutions, November 2006

Fund Strategy: Cost Effective Green Methods
McKinsey study indicates that the Fund’s typical green building strategies, including building insulation, lighting retro-fits, air conditioning and water heater upgrades, are in fact cost-effective methods for reducing climate impact.
Source: McKinsey Analysis

Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P. Vance & Sterling Buildings, Seattle, WA

Seattle’s Premier Retail Corridor
Pike
Place
Market
V
Benaroya
Hall
Four Seasons

Source: ARUP

Before
After

Source: Effective Design Studio | Francis Zera

Vance: Energy Star Data
Annual steam usage has decreased 13% since acquisition, while occupancy has increased 32%.

AIA SEATTLE
WHAT MAKES IT GREEN?
2009 REGIONAL TOP 10 AWARDS

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Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P. 107-145 West 135th Street, New York, NY

135th
YWCA
NYC Public Library
Public School 175
Harlem Hospital

Historic Photo, c. 1910

Existing Conditions - Facade

Dattner Architects
Survey