Extell's Lucida a 'green' haven.The Lucida, the Upper East Side's first LEED-certified residential "green" building, will introduce a new breed of residences as it begins sales. Developed by Extell Development Company, The Lucida, located at 151 East 85th Street, will offer its residents a lifestyle that combines the prestige of the Upper East Side with the ultimate in modern amenities, as well as a high level of eco-conscious features--all creating a smarter kind of living. "Extell has created an environmentally conscious building that in addition to offering high design, lavish amenities and exclusive features will provide its residents with a smarter and healthier lifestyle, "said Raizy Haas of Extell Development Company. Designed by Cook + Fox, the building's exterior reflects a spectacular vision of frit frit (frit) imperfectly fused material used as a basis for making glass and in the formation of porcelain teeth. frit (frit), n glass curtain wall curtain wall Nonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies , staggered with panels of opaque and semi-translucent glass. Grounded by a rusticated rus·ti·cate v. rus·ti·cat·ed, rus·ti·cat·ing, rus·ti·cates v.intr. To go to or live in the country. v.tr. 1. To send to the country. 2. limestone base, every residence in the 18-story building offers a varied composition of daylight, views and privacy. Award-winning architect and interior designer S. Russell Groves, whose credits include a successful history defining modern luxury for such clients as Giorgio Armani  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Frederic Fekkai, has designed a lobby replete re·plete adj. 1. Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture. 2. Filled to satiation; gorged. 3. with rich wood paneling, an elegant custom designed chandelier, and a 10-foot fireplace with leather surround. All of the 110 luxuriously spacious homes designed by Groves, which range in size from 1,445 s/f two bedrooms to 3,500 s/f five bedrooms, feature gracious layouts that complement expansive windows and offer residents an abundance of natural light. The eight duplex penthouses at The Lucida will offer soaring double-height ceilings, fireplaces and some with private internal elevators and large outdoor space boasting spectacular cityscape (company) CityScape - A re-seller of Internet connections to the PIPEX backbone. E-Mail: <sales@cityscape.co.uk>. Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950. views. Elegant kitchens will boast custom cabinetry cab·i·net·ry n. Cabinetwork: finely detailed cabinetry. Noun 1. cabinetry - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetwork , marble countertops and backsplashes, and state-of-the-art appliances by Miele, Bosch, Viking and SubZero. Well-appointed baths will feature polished Calacatta Oro Gold marble floors and countertops, cast iron soaking tubs and sinks with Kallista silver nickel fittings, as well as vanities made of ebonized maple and bamboo. The Lucida's green environment will be enhanced by its exclusive amenities spaces. |
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