Trump Taj Mahal - Cleveland

By: Zack HicksRDEV 688Y

Location

Project Specifics

45 stories 455 feet tall Floor breakdown

Floors 1-4: Fine dining and luxury shoppingFloors 5-10: Casino (261,360 square feet)Floors 11-30: “Most luxurious” hotel in ClevelandFloors 31-40: Condos

2011 Ohio Building Code

Derived from 2009 International Building Code Not green-inspired No mention of “sustainability”, “green

buildings” Strong political opposition to LEED Any sustainability codes must come from local

level

Cleveland Sustainable Municipal Building Policy 20% reduction in building utility energy

consumption by 2020, with incremental targets reaching 50% reduction by 2030

10% reduction in water consumption below the Downtown District buildings’ average by 2015, with incremental targets reaching 50% reduction by 2030

10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below Downtown District buildings’ average by 2015, with incremental targets reaching 50% by 2030

Green Energy

Two power companies: Cleveland Public Power and FirstEnergy

CPP adopted Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard15% of energy production comes from renewable

or advanced sources by 201520% by 202025% by 2025

FirstEnergy insincere about green energy

Residential Property Tax Abatement

Project will feature condominiums, eligible for a residential property tax abatement

Cleveland will provide a 15-year 100% tax abatement for increases in assessed real estate value for the project

To be eligible, the project must be built to the Cleveland Green Building Standard

Comparable Properties

Comparable Properties - LEED

Property Name LEED Score

Higbee Building(Horseshoe Casino

Cleveland)

Key Tower60 out of 110

(Gold)200 Public Square N/A

Huntington Building N/APNC Center N/A

41 out of 61 (Gold)

Comparable Properties - LEEDKey Tower Higbee Building

Comparable Properties – ENERGY STAR

Property Name ENERGY STAR

Higbee Building(Horseshoe Casino

Cleveland)

Key Tower 81

200 Public Square 89Huntington Building 84

PNC Center 85

N/A

Proposed LEED Scorecard

Proposed LEED Scorecard

Proposed LEED Scorecard

Proposed LEED Score Totals

Yes: 74?: 26No: 26LEED Gold

Proposed ENERGY STAR Scorecard