360 State Street

360 State Street is a 338-foot (103 m) residential skyscraper completed in 2010 in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the second-tallest building in the city, and the largest apartment building in the state.^[5][6] DeSimone Consulting Engineers were the structural engineers on the building and it won the 2009 New York Construction – Top Project of the Year.^[7]

360 State Street
Former names	Shartenberg Site Tower I
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Rental apartments
Location	360 State Street New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates	41.3047°N 72.9230°W / 41.3047; -72.9230
Construction started	December 1, 2008
Topped-out	December 11, 2009 [1]
Completed	2010
Cost	US$180 million
Height
Roof	103 m (338 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	31
Floor area	700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Becker + Becker Associates Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron
Developer	Becker + Becker Associates
Structural engineer	DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Main contractor	Suffolk Construction Co.
References
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Description

The mixed-use modernist building, includes 500 luxury apartments and 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m²) of retail space. Designated a "green" building by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), it is the first residential building in Connecticut to gain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum status and includes a rooftop garden and a pool as well as a corner "pocket park" that may be developed as a day care center in the future.^[8][9] A full-scale food co-op occupies the building's ground floor.^[10] 360 State was constructed on the site where Shartenberg's Department Store stood from 1915 to 1962.^[11] The building allows pets except for the common areas of the 6th floor.

Environmentally friendly features

• 360 State Street was Connecticut's first residence targeting LEED Platinum Certification
• 1/2 the carbon footprint and utility bill of a conventional apartment
• 400 kW fuel cell on site produces renewable power ^[12]
• Elevators recapture their own energy
• Electric-car charging stations
• Zipcars available
• Bicycle storage
• Built with recycled and local construction materials
• Recycling rooms on each floor
• Half-acre green roof with rainwater harvesting and irrigation system
• High-efficiency lighting and occupancy sensors
• Demand-control ventilation
• Exhaust-heat energy recovery
• Location next to State Street train station provides direct access to New York. Nearby Union Station provides travel to Boston, Hartford and Washington, DC