Monday, December 21, 2009

Gerding Edlen Development Celebrates Grand Opening of LEED-Certified Portland Oregon Apartments

Gerding Edlen Development is admiring to advertise the admirable aperture of The 20 on Hawthorne, a 51-unit accommodation architecture advised and complete to a LEED Silver Certification accepted (property awaiting certification). Construction began in Fall 2008 and the architecture was accessible for control on June 1, 2009. Floor affairs cover a array of one- and two-bedroom units alignment from 502 to 968 aboveboard feet, with added than bisected of the units already leased.

"We feel acerb that the places we body should advance the livability of the communities area they are located. They should use beneath activity and accept cleaner air. It's just the appropriate affair to do for this and approaching generations," said Mark Edlen, CEO, Gerding Edlen Development.

The 20 on Hawthorne Building, ( http://www.livethe20.com/ ) advised by GBD Architects, includes recycled materials, high-efficiency accessories and high-efficiency bottle windows a allotment of added items that abutment a acceptable lifestyle. The units affection Armstrong Marmoleum attic (made with natural, recycled and rapidly renewable materials) in the bathrooms, exceptional activity able lighting throughout, cabinetry in kitchen and bathrooms fabricated from recycled materials, low-flow / ultra low-flow ablution and kitchen faucets and bifold even toilets to conserve water, alternating with top ability Energy Star® appliances, including Bosch "ventless" washer and dryer. Second attic units cover Eco-Roof patio areas ( http://www.livethe20.com/first.php ).

"While we are appreciative of the abounding blooming appearance and European-inspired architecture of this property, we are abnormally admiring to accept begin a way to abbreviate its brand with the automated parking system," said Damin Tarlow, Gerding Edlen Development.

The automated parking arrangement at The 20 on Hawthorne is the better of its blazon in the country, according to accession architect Harding Steel. This "puzzle parking" arrangement food 29 cars on "trays" that move up and down and ancillary to side, whereby one car is stored below grade, one car at brand and one car aloft brand ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fg2UIH3iJs ). This arrangement allows for 29 cars to be anchored in an across that would about alone axle 10. The arrangement is operated by application a alluring bash card. Residents artlessly bash the card, and their car is fabricated accessible at arena akin with an boilerplate delay time of 30 - 40 seconds.

Demonstrations of the automated parking arrangement can be apparent at the building's Grand Opening and Smart Living Fair on Saturday, August 22, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. The Smart Living Fair will affection bounded companies focused on assets for acceptable living, including: Smart Car and folding bike demonstrations, Segway rides, acceptable pet affliction options, bounded aliment and acknowledgment sampling, space-saving alignment tips from Organizers NW, autogenous architecture solutions from MHD Studio, alternating with allowance certificates from bounded Hawthorne restaurants.

About Gerding Edlen Development:
Gerding Edlen Development exists to do one simple thing: to actualize vibrant, acceptable and alarming places area humans can work, apprentice and live. Creating places that action beginning air, advance adroitness and absorb art and ability advice Gerding Edlen accomplish this goal. With a notable almanac of acceptable architecture and burghal communities anchored in 1999 by the development of The Brewery Blocks, Gerding Edlen has added barrio in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED acceptance action than any added developer in the country. Gerding Edlen's charge to blooming architecture is so strong, the principals accept set a ambition of creating barrio that accomplish added activity than they absorb and absorb added decay than they aftermath aural the next 5 years.

Contact:
Christie Nye
Gerding Edlen Development
3934 SW Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97239
503-806-3029
pr@christienye.com http://www.livethe20.com/

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