WITH many car manufacturers preparing to hit the streets with fully electric cars in the next few years, some real estate developers are getting ahead of a possible trend by installing car-charging stations in their apartment buildings. Glenwood Management, which has two dozen rental buildings in the city, will install four charging stations for electric cars in the 400-car parking garage of its newest development: the 569-unit Emerald Green, on 38th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. The charging stations, sold by Coulomb Technologies of Campbell, Calif., should be able to charge any electric car within about four hours, said Howard Heisner, an executive vice president of Glenwood. “I know many people interested in electric cars who are only waiting for the right model car and the charging station infrastructure that meets their needs,” Mr. Heisner said. “I just want to make sure Glenwood’s ready.” After observing how the four charging stations are used at Emerald Gr...
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