Celebrate NYC: Tour of Gramercy Townhouse

Join Building Energy Exchange for an exclusive tour of an apartment unit in Gramercy Townhouse, a 4,500 square foot luxury vacation rental home and Manhattan’s first Passive House apartments. The tour will be led by architect In Cho, founder of ChoShields Studio, the Certified Passive House multi-disciplinary architectural firm behind the renovation. Brian Starr, General Manager of Gramercy Townhouse will provide insights on guests’ experience of the Passive House vacation home.

This program will be offered in conjunction with Celebrate NYC: EnerPHit Showcase, a panel event on September 12th, featuring NYC retrofits reaching the rigorous EnerPHit standard.

Note: This tour will meet at 206 E 20th Street and will begin promptly at 1 pm.

About Gramercy Townhouse
Gramercy Townhouse was envisioned as an Airbnb or Hotel true to New York City by owner, Sudha Sahai. The preexisting four story, two family townhouse with a brick shell and wood joists was gut renovated to provide increased floor to floor heights and become a five story, multi-apartment vacation residence, including a garden-level apartment along with a second and third floor duplex.

Constructed to Passive House standards, the project achieved EnerPHit component certification targets. Gramercy Townhouse provides superior indoor environmental quality as well as a luxury setting for guests. The building features a continuous insulated exterior, triple glazed windows, a high efficiency heat recovery ventilation system that continuously filters airflow, and acoustically superior interiors with minimal carbon imprint.

This program is a part of Celebrate NYC, an exhibit showcasing energy efficient building renovations and retrofits across NYC, now on display at the Building Energy Exchange. Celebrate NYC is made possible by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.