Green Home in Jericho finally closes
53 Mellow Ln Jericho NY
After a 2 month delay the Green home in Jericho at 53 Mellow Ln closed yesterday. The purchase price was $1,100,000. Century 21 Prevete handled the sale for the builder Matt Pantofel. Joe Tracz was the listing agent. The delay was caused by the town’s reluctance to give the builder the final certificate of occupancy becuase the home was heated and cooled by a geothermal system. This was the first new construction in the town using such a system and hopefully the next time this process can run smoother. The Town of Oyster Bay should be proud to have such a fine example of green technology. Hopefully other builders in the area will understand that our future is green.
Town of Babylon – the greenest town in Long Island
Of all the townships on Long Island, the town of Babylon is a leader in showing how local government can help make a green difference. Their Long Island Green Homes program http://ligreenhomes.com provides loans to homeowners up to $12,000 to pay for energy efficiency improvements to their home. Home owners pay back the loan at annual cost of something less than the total energy savings projected by Home Performance Evaluation which is conducted by a Town-licensed, BPI Accredited energy auditor. Similar proposals are in process in other towns, Brookhaven has one championed by councilwoman Connie Kepert but Town of Babylon should congratulted for stop talking and actually doing something positive for their citizens and our environment.
Green home in Jericho goes under contract
Just a month after the green showcase weekend the green home at 53 Mellow Lane in the East Birchwood section of Jericho NY was placed under contract. Although the green features were very attractive to the buyer,what sold the home was the great staging done under the direction of the builder Matt Pantofel with the very able assistance of Melissa Fenigstein of New Age Interiors. Over 400 people viewed the home and more than 4 offers were entertained until the winning offer was accepted. Closing is contingent on the final CO which should be issued by the end of the month.
The green home in Jericho NY
Matt the builder speaks at the press conference at the green home in Jericho NY
Matt Pantofel of BJC Contracting, the builder of the green home, speaks about the home at Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano’s press conference. Steve Prevete of Century 21 Prevete looks on with Scott Kahn the architect.
Press conference at the green home in Jericho
Nassau County legislator Ed Mangano uses the backdrop of the green home in Jericho for a press conference announcing new legislation for Nassau county that would create a 25 million dollar fund to loan money to homeowners to green their homes. Attending at the podium with Ed were the builder of the home Matt Pantofel of BJC Contracting, Scott Kahn the architect from Oyster Bay Drafting and Steve Prevete the broker for Century 21 Prevete who is representing the builder in the the sale of the home.
Long Island Green Vendors on the team of the Green Home in Jericho
The green home in Jericho
To make a great product a builder needs great vendors.
These green vendors were good enough to make the team for the green home in Jericho.
Our builder – Matt Pantofel – BJC Contracting www.bjccontracting.com 516.578.3358
Our architect – Scott Kahn – Oyster Bay Drafting www.oysterbaydrafting.com 516-922-5976
Our Plumbing Supplier for Kohler low flow fixtures and dual flush toilets -
Davis & Warshow – www.dwny.com 631-391-9506
Our Pella Windows – Low E glass prefinished at the factory – www.pellactny.com 631-926-5049
Our Low Voc Kitchen cabinets made of recycled materials -
Showcase Kitchens – www.showcaseny.com 516-869-8585
Low VOC paint from Sherwin Williams www.sherwin-williams.com 516-671-6583
Closet organizers made from recycled wood Closet by Design www.agdesigncabinets.com 631-414-7195
CFL’s and LED lighting from WAC www.lightingnewyork.com/WAC 516-515-5000
Interior doors of all recycled materials Nassau Door and Window www.nassaudoorandwindow.com 516-822-8118
Molding FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified Hudson River Mills www.hudsonrivermills.com 631-755-2271
Our low water consumption sprinkler system BND Rain Systems www.bnd-rain.com 631-753-2493
Our geothermal heating and cooling system www.pgicorp.com 516-840-9121
Energy saving outdoor lighting www.outdoorlighting.com/longisland 631-266-6200
Energy Star appliances www.capuanoappliances.com 631-694-0044
Fence made from 85% local recycled plastics Amendola Fence www.amendolas.com 1-800-BUY-FENCE
Recycled tile by Porcelanosa www.pocelanosa.com 516-338-0097 installed by DGV Tile 516-974-5017
Recycled stone from Balconi Stone www.balconistone.com 516-676-3930
Spray Foam insulation by New York Spray Foam www.newyorksprayfoam.com 631-261-0254
Insulated garage doors Freeport Garage www.freeportgaragedoor.com 516-623-1928
Landscaping with local long island plantings Landscape Techniques www.landscapetechniques.com 516-681-5732
Our roof with lifetime maintenance free construction Allied Building www.alliedbuilding.com 516-733-2900
Thanks to our Interior Decorator Melissa Fenigstein of New Age Interiors for pulling it all together 631-952-4700
Green Ribbon Cutting at the Green Home in Jericho
Thanks to Councilman Chris Coschignano Assemblyman Rob Walker and Legislator Ed Mangano for joining our builder Matt Pantofel our Architect Scott Kahn and Century 21 broker Steve Prevete
After a shaky start to the day’s weather – the afternoon sun shone on architect’s and realtors day at the green showcase. Congrats to our tour guides who did a great job today. The showcase continues all weekend – don’t wait in line – sign up for a tour time.
Slideshow is up on YouTube
The green home in Jericho is completely finished and ready for our big Green Showcase this coming weekend. This video shows that green is not only energy efficient but it is beautiful. Recycled materials are no longer cheap looking – these high end items are georgeous.
Beautiful Bright and Green
Here’s a gallery of photos of our Kohler fixtures
provided by Long Island’s premier plumbing supplier
Davis & Warshow
Besides being beautiful all these fixtures are low flow. But this is not your grandfather’s low flow – it is less water used with no decrease in water pressure. The sinks in the kitchen and bath are cast iron. They too are from recycled materials and are indestructible. They won’t dull, scratch or chip. Green is forever.
Beautiful Kohler Fixtures
See all these and more at our
Showcase Weekend of Tours
June 27th and June 28th 11am -5pm
Just the right amount of water for the lawn at the green home in Jericho
Installed by B&D Rain Systems
Saving water is as important to the green home in Jericho as saving energy. A Solar Sync ET system from Hunter Industries was installed on the grounds of 53 Mellow Ln in Jericho NY by B&D Rain Systems based in Melville NY. This advanced system monitors the temperature, humidty and rainfall at the location and properly adjusts the amount of water used by the in-ground sprinkler system. Just in case you were wondering ET doesn’t stand for extra terrestrial but for evapotranspiration. Since a picture is worth a thousand words here is the picture explaining evapotranspiration in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evapotranspiration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evapotranspiration
