NYC Overlay Updates

Similar to the national Criteria, projects in New York City may choose to submit their Prebuild applications with the 2020 Overlay or 2026 Overlay between April and the end of September.  Starting October 1st, we’ll retire the 2020 Overlay for first time Prebuild applications.

Check out the recording of our overview of the NYC Overlay of the 2020 Criteria; V2.0; the updated certification pathway for all projects in NYC.

Resources:

Orienting to the NYC Overlay 

Projects in New York City certify to the NYC Overlay of the 2020 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

Download an Excel or pdf version of the 2020 NYC Overlay checklist to tally your points and track progress. Substantial and Moderate Rehab projects are required to earn at least 55 optional points, and New Construction projects are required to earn at least 60 points.

Download a Microsoft Excel version 
of the NYC Overlay checklist that you can complete offline

Download a PDF version 
of the NYC Overlay checklist 

In addition to fulfilling the mandatory and optional criteria requirements, projects in NYC that are financed by HPD are required to ensure key team members have attended training sessions, conduct a solar feasibility assessment, submit a Prebuild Authorization Package to HPD's Sustainability Unit, and submit documentation of compliance at loan closing and conversion. For a full description of the progress, head over to HPD's page on the Green Communities Criteria and review this HPD Protocol.

As New York City's energy code is updated, many project teams have been interested in exploring how this compares with ENERGY STAR's requirements. Staff at ENERGY STAR have completed a comparison of the 2020 NYCECC and ENERGY STAR.