The temporary certificate of occupancy for the north tower is expected by Oct. 1. Residents can then begin to move into the first building of the 121-unit complex, where the bedroom count goes from one to three, and the price tags range from $1 million to $3.34 million.<\/p>\n
Vita provides tenants hotel-quality services and amenities, and holds a special designation: \u201cPassive House.\u201d <\/p>\n
Eyebrows tend to raise in confusion when first hearing the phrase, especially since \u201cpassive\u201d can have a negative connotation. <\/p>\n
\u201cPassive House is a designation that comes from the Passive House Institute,\u201d John Gomes, managing director at Douglas Elliman<\/a> and co-founder of the firm\u2019s Eklund|Gomes team, said during a tour of the property. \u201cAnd there are rules to what makes a \u2018Passive House\u2019 a \u2018Passive House,\u2019 and what it boils down to is being ecofriendly and energy efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n There are several prerequisites for securing a Passive House designation, including the proper insulation, airtightness and heat recovery, according to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development<\/a>. Buildings awarded this designation provide a reduction in energy usage related to heating and cooling of up to 90 percent and up to 75 percent in overall energy use when compared to other buildings. <\/p>\n \u201cBoth buildings at Vita utilize air source heat pumps for heating and cooling, allowing every unit to have control of their own conditioned space,\u201d Jeremy Zuidema, a partner with architectural firm Archimaera<\/a>, said via email. \u201cWhile this is pretty standard technology, the hot water is through communal heat pump water heaters with storage tanks in the mechanical bulkheads. While the heat pump technology underpinning this is well established, the communal system is a relatively new technology, which allows these buildings to minimize their electrical loads.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to greater energy efficiency and homes with zero noise pollution, Vita also offers residents amenities across both towers that include a fitness studio with a sauna \u2014 dubbed \u201cThe Sanctuary\u201d \u2014 and a lounge featuring a large media screen, coworking space and a communal kitchen. <\/p>\n The buildings also have two rooftop parks with landscaping and seating, providing stunning views of the city. <\/p>\n The units themselves are sunny and spacious, with Gaggenau appliances and quartzite countertops \u2014 a more durable material than marble, according to Gomes \u2014 in the kitchens. The bathrooms feature soaking tubs and motion sensor toilet seats, which if you aren\u2019t expecting it could scare the daylights out of you \u2014 not that that happened to anyone during a recent tour. Some units feature curved windows at the corners, too.<\/p>\n Every window in the building is triple glazed to maximize the reduction in noise pollution, and to keep outside air and pollutants from getting in.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s sealed. It\u2019s air tight. There\u2019s nothing getting in here,\u201d Gomes said. \u201cIt\u2019s a real luxury to be able to live in New York and to have no noise.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Plan-box.jpg\" "\\"The")
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