New Palazzo Verdi Office Building and LEED-Certified Home Preview the Future

TeamCox Realtors recently completed both the EcoBroker Energy Advantage and the Environmental Advantage Courses, which gives us a greater appreciation of environmentally friendly real estate projects. Two eco-friendly projects that deserve recognition are Greenwood Village’s new Palazzo Verdi, a new Class AA, 15-story, LEED Certified office building, and McStain Neighborhood’s new LEED-certified home at Stapleton.

Palazzo Verdi, which is located in the prestigious Greenwood Plaza Office Park, is our new neighbor since it is next to the Re/MAX Masters office, the Plaza Tower One Building at 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle. Our newfound knowledge gives us a much better understanding of how the Palazzo Verdi will function beyond the capabilities of the beautiful Plaza Tower One Building, which was built in 1985. The high-performance Palazzo Verdi masterpiece will be proudly performing well into the next century. Light rail access immediately out the back door compliments the Palazzo Verdi’s beautiful exterior and built-green concept. This is what Denver’s office space will look like in future. Up to 285,000 GSF of office space is available for lease and occupancy in the first quarter of 2008.

On the residential side, McStain Neighborhoods recently completed the first LEED-certified home at Stapleton, which is one the most environmentally friendly homes in the Denver area. The LEED home, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, features many upgrades including plumbing that conserves water, low-maintenance landscaping, tightly sealed framing and drywall and a natural ventilation system. The 2,872 sq. ft. home is priced at $621,562.

According to some experts, LEED homes, which are slowly catching on with the homebuilding industry, have an energy savings of up to 45 percent. Having completed the real estate ECO-brokers Energy Advantage Course as well as the Environmental Advantage Course, I truly believe the most energy efficient homes are the homes that buyers are willing pay a premium price to own. What is now being written as a new trend will almost certainly be a "very normal home" in 2015!

For more information on environmentally friendly real estate projects, please contact TeamCox Realtors at bonnie@teamcox.com.

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