21-66 33rd Road
Queensview
Astoria

Financing

Taking advantage of tax breaks gave this co-op a bigger budget for energy efficiency work

At the Queensview co-op, the J‑51 tax break secured almost $3 million in abate­ments over a nine-year period

Ayana Smith

Case Study

The Queens co-op that built a foundation for Local Law 97 compliance, brick by brick

At a middle-income co-op in western Queens, a series of smaller projects over a longer period do the same work as a single big-ticket upgrade to reduce carbon emissions

Emily Driehaus

Financing

Taking advantage of tax breaks gave this co-op a bigger budget for energy efficiency work

At the Queensview co-op, the J‑51 tax break secured almost $3 million in abate­ments over a nine-year period

Ayana Smith

Cooperation

Keeping Queensview affordable

How life­long afford­able housing cham­pion Alicia Fernandez has ensured that her Astoria co-op stays within reach for first-time home buyers

Ayana Smith

Cool Tech

Submetering for savings at Queensview

Behind the metering strategy that shifts the onus for elec­tricity use onto the indi­vidual — making users more aware of their own waste

Ayana Smith