Auto dealer goes green

Curry Subaru-Hyundai is opening a new 30,000-square-foot dealership in Cortlandt Manor designed according to green building standards. Its parent company, 93-year-old Curry Automotive, also plans to build a green-certified Toyota showroom this year as it makes itself a regional model for environmentally conscientious business.

Curry Subaru-Hyundai opens June 4 at 3040 Cortlandt Boulevard. The building was certified as meeting standards of the U.S. Green Building Council”™s Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) program.

“When we first started planning, our primary goal was to install solar panels, but once we realized what a significant and positive impact we could make on the environment, we dedicated our resources and effort toward constructing a LEED-certified showroom,” Robert Carinci, Curry chief operations officer, said in a press release.

Bernard F. Curry, CEO and owner of Curry Automotive, said the company”™s main goal “was to create a sustainable, healthy, and comfortable building for both customers and employees. By integrating sustainable design and energy efficiency with comfort, safety, utility, durability, economy, and aesthetics, Curry was able to achieve that goal.”

The new dealership is part of a business renaissance on Cortlandt Boulevard, the town of Cortlandt”™s renamed and aesthetically enhanced East Main Street commercial corridor. The town”™s purchase of decorative street lamps was funded by Curry Automotive and Best Buy.

The auto dealer”™s project partners included Architectural Visions P.L.L.C. in Mahopac, GTL Construction L.L.C. in White Plains and O”™Dea, Lynch, Abbattista Consulting Engineers P.C. in Hawthorne.