SL Green Awarded the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Entire Portfolio
April 20 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG), Manhattan’s largest office
landlord, today announced it has earned the WELL Health-Safety
Rating across its entire 23 million square foot core portfolio,
including at One Vanderbilt Avenue, one month after SL Green moved
its headquarters into the sky-line defining tower in the heart of
East Midtown. The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based
rating verified through the International WELL Building Institute
(IWBI) that focuses on operational policies, maintenance protocols,
stakeholder engagement, and emergency plans to address a
post-COVID-19 environment.
Achieving the WELL Health-Safety Rating across the entire core
portfolio is a testament to the effectiveness of SL Green’s
response to the new operating conditions under COVID-19. The
company is at the forefront of instituting new policies and
initiatives to protect occupant health and to keep tenants and
employees informed through a comprehensive COVID-19 plan called SL
Green Forward. SL Green Forward is an extension of the company’s
best-in-class operating platform to promote a high degree of
safety, cleanliness, and wellness for all building occupants.
“Our goal is to make our tenants and their employees, our
dedicated SL Green staff, our vendors, and everyone who visits our
properties confident that they are entering buildings that are safe
and healthy. We have done everything in our power to ensure our
portfolio is industry-leading and we will continue to take
extraordinary steps to maintain the most stringent health and
safety standards,” said Edward V. Piccinich, Chief Operating
Officer, SL Green Realty Corp.
To achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating, SL Green has
implemented features across 5 different categories: Cleaning and
Sanitization Procedures, Emergency Preparedness Programs, Health
Service Resources, Air and Water Quality Management, and
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication. These features include
increasing cleaning frequency, installing the highest efficiency
filters and passive thermal scanners, applying social distancing
markers, establishing a reentry plan to address physical
distancing, and modifying system controls to boost the supply of
outdoor air.
The WELL Health-Safety Rating provides a centralized source and
governing body to validate efforts made by owners and operators. It
leverages insights drawn from the IWBI Task Force on COVID-19, in
addition to guidance on the spread of COVID-19 and other
respiratory infections developed by the World Health Organization
(WHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
global disease control and prevention centers, and emergency
management agencies. The WELL Health-Safety Rating also
incorporates guidance from recognized standard-making associations
such as ASTM International and ASHRAE, leading academic and
research institutions, and the core principles already established
by IWBI’s WELL Building Standard.
To learn more, visit SL Green’s website at
sustainability.slgreen.com.
About SL Green
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan's largest office landlord, is a
fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is
focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of
Manhattan commercial properties. As of December 31, 2020, SL Green
held interests in 88 buildings totaling 38.2 million square feet.
This included ownership interests in 28.6 million square feet of
Manhattan buildings and 8.7 million square feet securing debt and
preferred equity investments.
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SLG – SUST
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