Where That $550 Million is Going in Getting the Empire State Building Its LEED Gold

Back in September of last year, we told you that W&H Properties, the company which manages the Empire State Building, had announced that they were preparing to spend upwards of $550 million on upgrading and restoring arguably the city’s most iconic piece of architecture, which a focus on getting the building as green as can be. The trade magazine New York Construction has now filed a cover story for their latest issue about how involved that process will be, turning a nearly 80-year-old tower into a model of efficiency and grabbing itself a LEED certification.

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