Jamestown, a worldwide actual property funding and administration agency, introduced the set up of a 200-kW photo voltaic power system at Levi’s Plaza, an almost 1 million ft² workplace campus positioned alongside San Francisco’s Embarcadero, within the metropolis’s Northern Waterfront market.
Jamestown partnered with Wunder, a supplier of economic power options, to deploy the photo voltaic system, which got here on-line in June. The challenge at Levi’s Plaza is a part of a broader partnership with Wunder to judge and deploy photo voltaic throughout relevant websites inside Jamestown’s actual property portfolio and growth pipeline.
Rooftop photo voltaic was a part of a broader $50 million retrofit, which additionally included eliminating onsite fossil fuels, changing heating techniques to electrical, and offsetting remaining emissions.
“Attaining net-zero operational carbon requires a multi-pronged method, and at Levi’s Plaza, deploying strong photo voltaic power techniques was a key a part of that technique,” stated Alex Schwiebert, senior VP, West Coast regional market chief at Jamestown. “Sustainability initiatives like this have confirmed to be a key driver for attracting tenants, whereas additionally lowering power prices.”
Positioned alongside San Francisco’s Embarcadero within the metropolis’s Northern Waterfront market, Levi’s Plaza was in-built 1981 as the company headquarters for iconic clothes model Levi Strauss & Firm. Jamestown acquired the nine-building campus in 2019 and has since made efforts to protect the character and significance of the property’s open area, which was designed by famend panorama architect Lawrence Halprin, whereas additionally enhancing the location with new facilities and efficiencies for the fashionable workforce.
Levi’s Plaza serves a various tenant base that features Levi Strauss & Firm, Snap and Supercell.
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