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Real estate brokers in New York City may eventually describe its buildings as "pre-green" or "post-green". Rising awareness is reshaping the marketplace. Compiled by New York real estate agents, this is a list of the first wave of LEED certified apartment houses in Manhattan along with a simple poll that asks if readers feel property is worth more with green design features.

A real estate blog piece on that speaks about consumer sentiment about green buildings, and has some good links with downloadable reports and some local information for New York City.

"I had a customer ask to see only green buildings for the first time this week, a sign to me that consumer sentiment may be transforming right now." --comitini.com

Video presentation of a talk by activist Majora Carter at the 2005 TED conference, on the role of sustainable development and green business in the revitalization of New York City's South Bronx. Carter, who was awarded a 2005 MacArthur "genius" grant, now serves as executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, where she pushes both for eco-friendly practices (such as green and cool roofs) and, equally important, job training and green-related economic development for her vibrant neighborhood on the rise.