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In a city that often feels stitched together by scaffolding, the development known as the Alloy Block — on a bustling street in downtown Brooklyn, across from the red-and-silver sign of the Brooklyn Academy of Music — long seemed like just another construction site.

But there’s something unique about the project’s first phase, a 44-story tower that opened this spring. Surrounded by buildings that rely heavily on gas and oil for energy, 505 State Street is New York’s first all-electric skyscraper.

In an ever-changing Downtown Brooklyn, high-rise apartment buildings nearing completion are a familiar sight. But there’s something a bit different about the one at 505 State Street.
This 44-story, 440-unit rental building is to be the first all-electric residential tower in New York City, a claim that was confirmed by the Department of Buildings.
Functions that would typically use gas will instead be electric — meaning no gas stoves. The heating and hot water will be electric, too.

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Building officials say New York City's first all-electric skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn is powered completely by solar energy. The building is 80% leased to tenants, and includes businesses as well as affordable housing. David McCarty, the vice president at Alloy Development, says they're hoping to help spearhead environmentally friendly buildings in the city. “The goal that this is an example for other builders and architects to move into a new electrified construction environment," said McCarty.