1 Java Street isn’t just another Brooklyn rental tower. Now operating as The Riverie, the Lendlease development on the Greenpoint waterfront is the largest residential geothermal building in New York State, an all-electric complex of five interconnected buildings that brings 834 rental homes to the East River’s edge.
Project Scope
Designed by Marvel, the project pairs a 37-story tower with a 20-story building and lower volumes, totaling 834 units with 30% set aside as affordable under the Affordable New York program. Heating and cooling run on a vertical closed-loop geothermal system that cuts annual emissions from those systems by roughly 53% against a conventional setup. Lendlease developed the project with Australian pension investor Aware Super and welcomed first residents in early 2026. Amenities include about 13,000 square feet of retail and an 18,000-square-foot public esplanade tying into the India Street Pier and ferry.
Why It Matters
As New York’s all-electric building codes take hold, 1 Java Street is a working proof point that large market-rate housing can run without gas at scale. The geothermal loop is the headline, but the real lesson is operational: a building this size, all-electric, leased and occupied. Developers weighing electrification on their own towers now have a local benchmark instead of a pilot.
See our coverage of all-electric building codes taking hold.
Project Team & Details
| Developer | Lendlease / Aware Super |
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| Architect | Marvel |
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| General Contractor | Lendlease |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Sustainability Certification | All-Electric / Geothermal |
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| Funding Source | Private |
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