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challenge over the past century by always remaining open to new and better ways to make new housing more affordable. The developer/ builder put that mantra to work again over the past year, and it is paying off for their home purchasers. Briarwood was concerned about


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the performance and maintenance of a hydronic heating system installed previously in its Arverne Waters Edge development on Rockaway Peninsula. So the firm decided to move to a more reliable and more efficient system for subsequent new homes. The Briarwood choice: the high efficiency, space-saving Baxi Luna modulating wall-hung boiler, which supplies all of the heating and domestic hot water for each home. “Our move to the Baxi heating


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solution has clearly worked out for us and especially our homeowners,” said Francis Eddings, project manager of Arverne Waters Edge at Rockaway. “The Baxi Luna system has proved to be a more efficient and more reliable heating solution, freeing up valuable living space for our 900- to 1,200-square-foot suites. It is half the size of the boiler we used before, and we no longer need a 20-gallon storage tank. “We have installed the Baxi boiler in a small closet, along with a stackable washer and dryer,” said


he Briarwood Organization of New York City has thrived through periods of economic


and preservation of affordable housing in neighborhoods across New York City is part of the city's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan to implement a vision for long-term economic growth. Over the past 10 years,


Building a more affordable American dream with Baxi heating solution


Briarwood’s Waters Edge at Arverne development has revitalized an area that was once a thriving beach resort but then went into decline. The development, located on four infill sites between Beach 59th St. and Beach 62nd St. just across from the Rockaway Boardwalk and Rockaway Beach, now features 210 affordable condo units. With the subway minutes away and easy ferry access, the community is well connected to Manhattan. Sales of the Waters Edge condo units are restricted to families making up to 175 percent of the Housing and Urban Development income limits ($134,400 per year for a family of four). “Together with our Department of


Housing Preservation and Development partners, we are helping everyday New Yorkers achieve their home ownership dream, at much less than market value,” said Francis Eddings. “Purchasers can take advantage of a homeowner tax credit and about $4,000 in other incentives we are providing. In addition, our gas provider (National Grid) has helped us make homes with the Baxi wall- hung boilers more affordable by contributing a high efficiency equipment rebate they offer for this Energy Star listed appliance.”


Ease of installation, upkeep As project manager, Francis


Baxi Certified Contractor John Norton Jr., owner of Norton Mechanical, installed two Baxi Luna modulating wallhung boilers a day at the Briarwood development in a 15- square-foot closet shared with stackable washer and dryer.


Eddings. “Because the Baxi Luna unit operates so quietly, that mechanical and laundry closet is located in the master bedroom for a number of the suites.”


Making affordable housing even more affordable


Briarwood has enjoyed a 30-year


partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the largest municipal developer of affordable housing in the nation. The creation


Eddings not only oversees construction and operation of the site, but he brings a hands-on approach to his work. He welcomes the opportunity to acquire product knowledge about any equipment and about construction methods used in Briarwood developments. “I attended a Baxi installation


training class at Marplat (Baxi reps in New York City and Long Island), along with our selected Baxi installers at Norton Mechanical,” said Eddings. “There have been few problems with the equipment, and I am really impressed with the ease of installation and maintenance.” Baxi Luna residential models come


fully assembled and include a fitting kit, wall mounting template, the initial 90° elbow and three feet of termination venting, as well as a Bertelli controller used to set up the


Baxi Luna high efficiency heating solution builds better futures for affordable housing at Arverne Waters Edge condominium development, located just across from New York City’s Rockaway Boardwalk and Rockaway Beach.


parameters of the boiler to meet precise heat load demands and operating conditions. Baxi manufactures 4,000 boilers daily in its one-million-square-foot plant in Bassano, Italy, and has been making the Luna series since 1978.


Baxi cuts fuel bill in half “Before installing the Baxi Luna


boiler at Arverne Waters Edge and after taking installation training and earning my Baxi Certified Contractor accreditation, I installed it in my own


Norton cut fuel consumption in half in his home with a Baxi Luna combi heating and domestic hot water wall- hung boiler, then went on to make 65 flawless Baxi installs at Arverne Waters Edge II.


home at Far Rockaway, which was built in 1920,” said John Norton Jr., owner of Norton Mechanical. “The results were phenomenal and they made me an instant believer in the product.” Norton installed his Baxi Luna


combination CH and DHW boiler in February 2008. His fuel bill for the


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