439 West 125th Street

CTA Architects P.C. is thrilled about our participation in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Empire Building Challenge (EBC) through the rehabilitation of 439 West 125th Street in Harlem, in partnership with Joint Ownership Entity New York.

The Empire Building Challenge aims to partner with innovative firms to implement transformative decarbonization technologies in large buildings, achieve significant carbon reductions, and create replicable models for others to follow. These projects demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of retrofitting complex buildings to meet low-carbon standards.

This new venture places CTA at the forefront of urban transformation. We are honored to have been competitively selected as part of the third cohort of Empire Building Challenge partners. Previously, NYSERDA awarded six design contracts under RetrofitNY’s High-Performance Retrofit Solutions pilot program in 2018. This program, launched by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, aims to develop standardized, scalable, deep energy-efficient retrofit solutions to be replicated across the housing industry, supporting the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030.

CTA Architects, along with the Levy Partnership, McLaren Engineering, Peterson Engineering Group, and M2 Builders, is thrilled to be part of one of the six design teams working with ECDO and Joint Ownership Entity (JOE) NYC on this six-story, 21-unit building in Harlem.