Aug. 12

A new $600 million hotel and residential building in Lower Manhattan expects to be certified as a green building upon completion in 2011.

The structure, called 50 West Street, will have 65 floors and measure 580,000 square feet, said developer Time Equit ies Inc. There will be 240 residential units and 150 hotel and retail units.

The site will include a green roof, water efficient plumbing fixtures, automated blinds and energy control systems. Demolition waste from construction will be recycled and construction materials "will be sustainable and rapidly renewable," the company said.

Time Equities expects the building will achieve certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program through the U.S. Green Building Council.

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