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# It’s Always Sun(powered) at 367 5th Avenue
- URL: https://bklyner.com/its-always-sunpowered-at-367-5th-avenue-2-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2012-05-25T13:30:22.000Z
- Updated: 2012-05-25T13:30:22.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: Solar Power, Voltaic Solaire, #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/solaire-building-533x433.jpg)

Oh, you always remember your coop plastics recycling days? That’s cool. You know what else would be impressive? If you lived in an apartment that [generated 100%](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/realestate/brooklyn-apartments-to-generate-their-own-power.html?%5Fr=1&ref=bklyner.com) of its own energy. Which, according to the New York Times, is soon to be an option (at least, for a very small handful of Park Slopers), thanks to a Brooklyn-based alternative energy firm.

The Times reports: “When the developer, [Voltaic Solaire](http://www.voltaicsolaire.com/?ref=bklyner.com), finishes a $1 million rehabilitation of a 19th-century brownstone at 367 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope next year, the facade will be covered with a solar skin and a solar awning will sit on the roof. The panels will generate 18,000 watts of energy a year, enough to power all six units in the 7,000-square-foot building.”

The city doesn’t keep the records to confirm, but it’s suspected that the 367 Fifth Ave will be the first “net-zero” multi-family building in NYC. Rents for the eco-friendly digs will run between $1,600/mo (a studio) and $2,600/mo (a two-bedroom), with utilities (i.e., your walls) included.