More Happenings
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Brooklyn Scores With the First All-Electric Building in New York City.
505 State Street is featured in the NY Times as the first all-electric building in New York City. Sustainability is at the core of our mission and are we hope to see more all-electric buildings in the future.
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Alloy announces partnership with Madison Boys and Girls club to restore after school services to Navy Yard Clubhouse
Alloy announced a partnership with Madison Square Boys & Girls Club to temporarily restore much-needed after-school services at Madison’s Navy Yard Clubhouse at 240 Nassau Street, a long-time community programming hub in Fort Greene. Madison is one of the longest-serving providers of after-school programming and youth development services in underserved communities in New York City.
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NYC Marathon Bake Sale Fundraiser in Collaboration with KGIA and Yafa Cafe
Alloy hosted a bake sale fundraiser with Yafa Brooklyn and KGIA during the NYC Marathon. All proceeds went toward a neighborly concerted effort to raise funds for KGIA. Thank you to all those who showed up in support.
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Alloy achieves unprecedented MWBE participation at the Alloy Block project in Downtown Brooklyn.
Over 43% of the construction value at the Phase 1 Tower and 35% of the construction value at the Phase 1 Schools was awarded to minority- and women-owned businesses. This represents a total of $115 million of construction volume awarded to historically underrepresented business owners, a huge achievement that would not be possible without the great collaboration of UAG and Hunter Roberts.
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Alumni of Alloy featuring Malique Smith
We are proud to feature Alloy alumni Malique Smith who pursued his entrepreneurial passion and love of food and hospitality to open up Bridgetown Roti, a Caribbean food concept in Los Angeles. Malique and his partner Rashida Holmes are building out their first flagship in East Hollywood and have been named best new restaurant by Eater. We hope to see Bridgetown Roti's next location in Brooklyn.
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Alloy and UAG team celebrate the topping out of the first all electric skyscraper at The Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn.
The Alloy and UAG team kicked off the year with a topping out celebration. Thank you to the men and women who have worked tirelessly to bring the first all-electric skyscraper to life.
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Alloy seeks 100% carbon-free electricity for its all-electric skyscraper
In collaboration with Solar One, Alloy issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the solar development community, seeking to form a partnership for the development of new solar capacity in NYC that would supply electricity to its all-electric skyscraper at the Alloy Block.
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Tubing along the Delaware River for our Annual Summer Outing
We welcomed our newest team members tubing down the Delaware River. The relaxing day ended with a dinner back in Brooklyn.
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The Alloy Block, Downtown hosted a Free Plant for E-Waste Earth Day Community Event
To celebrate Earth Day this year we hosted an electronic waste recycling event at Temple Square. All those that donated got a free plant from Greenery NYC. Special thanks to Liquid Technology in Sunset Park for recycling the e-waste.
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Alloy's all electric tower is at the forefront of NYC's gas ban to fight climate change
As New York City, other cities and countries around the world aim to curb fossil fuels, we hope that NYC's first all electric tower and passive house schools at The Alloy Block lead the way for a more sustainable future for our city and it's inhabitants. As stated by our CEO, “We are living in a climate emergency, and it’s time for leaders in government and industry to respond accordingly."
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A Day Upstate
The Alloy team's semi-annual outing took place in Cold Spring, NY and included Yoga and kayaking along the Hudson as well as a catered dinner. It was a very relaxing day outdoors with great food and company.
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The Alloy Block, Downtown hosted an event with New York Communities for Change.
Alloy is supporting New York Communities for Change in an effort to eradicate natural gas connections in all new developments across the city.
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Construction begins for the city's first all electric tower and passive house schools.
Foundations for the city's first all electric skyscraper and passive house schools has commenced.
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Site Activation at Temple Square on Flatbush Avenue.
This Taller KEN designed art activation reflects the increasing vibrancy of Downtown Brooklyn and Flatbush Avenue. The colorful and playful installation aims to facilitate social interactions, enhance the experience of pedestrians and residents and host programmed spontaneous events. The project is part of City Canvas, an initiative of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
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At 168 Plymouth, we have seeded a new fund, A Better Brooklyn Fund.
We have seeded a new charitable fund, A Better Brooklyn Fund, which will be managed by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. We will encourage residents of 168 Plymouth to continue this tradition of community support by making additional contributions to the fund from any building operating surpluses and provide for a sustainable model of support.
