East Pointe 200 achieves LEED Gold rating

TWO FIRSTS:
Al. Neyer building Middletown’s first to gain LEED certification

Project first to gain certification under Ohio Job Ready Site program

East Pointe 200 received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for Core and Shell today.

Located in the City of Middletown on a site east of Interstate 75 in the City’s Renaissance District, East Pointe 200 is a 50,000-square-foot Class A office building, completed last year by Al. Neyer, Inc., developer and owner.

East Pointe 200 is the seventh LEED Core & Shell certified project in the State of Ohio and the third to achieve Gold certification. It is the City of Middletown’s first LEED-Certified building.

"Al. Neyer is happy to build upon our program of sustainable environments with East Pointe 200," according to Laura Brunner, Executive Vice President, Al. Neyer, Inc.

Highlights of the project’s sustainable aspects include:
   •  Preferred parking set aside for fuel efficient vehicles;
   •  Established guidelines for building tenants on how to achieve LEED certification for Commercial Interiors;
   •  30% of material cost for the project came from recycled content;
   •  68.9% of waste from construction was diverted from a landfill and instead recycled;
   •  Water savings in the building is 38.8% from that of a standard building;
   •  Energy savings reduced 23.6% from that of a standard building;
   •  Indoor air improved by use of low-VOC and no added urea formaldehyde interior products, including adhesives, sealants, paint and wood composite material;
   •  90% of regularly occupied indoor space is accessible to outdoor views;

East Pointe also recently became the State of Ohio’s first project certified under the Ohio Job Ready Sites Program. "The East Pointe Project has been held to stringent requirements, and was required to satisfy high industry standards in order to receive an Ohio Job Ready Sites Certification," according to Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel in a March 18, 2010, letter sent to the City of Middletown. "This project is an exemplary success for the City of Middletown, Warren County, and the State of Ohio as a whole."

SHP Leading Design was LEED consultant for East Pointe 200.

Key tenant of East Pointe 200 is Paychex NA, a corporate benefits and human resources outsourcing firm that occupies nearly half of the building. Both Paychex and State Farm, a 5,200-square-foot tenant, designed and built their spaces intended for LEED-certification for Commercial Interiors (CI).

ABOUT AL. NEYER

Al. Neyer, Inc. is a 116-year-old commercial real estate development, investment and design-build company, responsible for hundreds of thousands of square feet of office, medical office, industrial and residential mixed-use space that contributes to the economic vitality of cities in which we build.

Al. Neyer recently completed construction of a 120,000-square-foot medical office and treatment facility at 3430 Burnet Avenue for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Avondale that includes a 1,450-vehicle parking garage, and 3-story LEED-CS Gold office and neighborhood retail building. The company is responsible for the 2009 redevelopment of the Offices at 444 West Third Street, headquarters for dunnhumbyUSA. It has initiated redevelopment of the Vernon Manor, a former hotel, as office space for Cincinnati Children’s.

 Al. Neyer leads in green building design and construction practices. Five of our staff holds LEED Accredited Professional credentials and the company has been involved in LEED projects and significant redevelopment projects involving brownfields.  Al. Neyer consistently ranks among Greater Cincinnati’s largest privately held companies.

www.neyer.com/sustainability

Contact:

Christopher Dobrozsi, CCIM
Al. Neyer, Inc.
(513) 271-6400
(513) 607-1845 mobile
cdobrozsi@neyer.com

Gail L. Paul
Al. Neyer, Inc.
(513) 379-8153
gpaul@neyer.com

Allison Beer, AIA, LEED AP + BD+C, O+M, HOMES
SHP Leading Design
513.381.2112 (main)
513.319.9115 (cell)