NEW YORK — Governor George Pataki of New York joined with members of the Albanese Organization, the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority, Northwestern Mutual, and leaders of the architectural and building industries in New York City to inaugurate what they called the country's first green residential high-rise building. The Solaire, located at 20 River Terrace in New York's Battery Park City neighborhood, is also the first new residential construction to be completed in downtown Manhattan since Sept. 11, 2001.
The governor unveiled the building's cornerstone in a ceremony at The Solaire's front entrance, beneath its signature photovoltaic panels. He stated, "The Solaire is a model for future residential development in New York City and across the nation. The technologies employed in constructing this wonderful building are all tried and tested. Albanese Organization has done a wonderful job integrating them to create this residence; these technologies can be duplicated and the advantages realized by any like-minded developer."