
Leed Platinum
Jun 28, 2006
| Total Size: | 77,000 sq. ft. |
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- Pennsylvania's Highest-Performing Building according to the DEP on 08/22/2006
One Crescent Drive exemplifies the type of extraordinary workplace environment that can be created when sustainable design is the keystone for development. It stands as a model for all future development in our region, showcasing how the pursuit of economic progress can be successfully balanced with ecological sensitivity and civic responsibility.
This four-story commercial office building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Corporate Center was designed by world-renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern and developed by Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Partners. It’s sustainable green design has earned it a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (“USGBC”), the highest such designation available. Moreover, One Crescent Drive is the first LEED CS Platinum building in the world. Liberty is developing the 70-acre Navy Yard Corporate Center in a joint venture with Synterra Partners and intends to register each newly constructed building for USGBC LEED certification, the national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable office buildings.
Liberty’s One Crescent Drive project reflects its nationally-recognized corporate philosophy of developing facilities which are environmentally responsible, economically efficient, and which strive to promote healthy living and work environments.