Douglas Durst, developer of the Helena, drives a Mini E
Developers are trying to pave the way for electric cars by installing
car-charging stations in apartment building parking garages. Glenwood
Management is installing four charging stations at Emerald Green, a
569-unit rental building on 38th Street between Eighth and Ninth
avenues, and may add more stations if they turn out to be popular. The
Helena, at 57th Street and 11th Avenue, already offers electrical
outlets in its parking garage. The building was developed by the Durst
Organization, whose chairman, Douglas Durst, has been leasing a Mini E,
an electric car made by BMW. Several other car manufacturers will be
debuting electric models in the next two years. [NYT]
