1 Great Jones Alley
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 688 BROADWAY · 10012
At a glance
1 Great Jones Alley is a 47,462-square-foot multifamily housing building at 688 BROADWAY in New York City, New York, built in 2016. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 131.9 kBtu/ft² and 655 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 131.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 330.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 655 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,524,487 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,575 therms |
| Water use | 637 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,462 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26684995:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 131.9 kBtu/ft² | 655 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 135.3 kBtu/ft² | 633 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 66.4 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 688 BROADWAY
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72807, -73.99453
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Great Jones Alley compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 131.9 kBtu/ft² is about 76% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 165% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,462 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 64 years later than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 1 Great Jones Alley's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1 Great Jones Alley, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 66.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 131.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 99% increase. Reported emissions went from 221 tCO₂e to 655 tCO₂e over the same span (up 196%).
What does a site EUI of 131.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 1 Great Jones Alley's 131.9 kBtu/ft² across 47,462 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,835 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 330.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,524,487 kWh of electricity, 10,575 therms of natural gas and 637 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1 Great Jones Alley to report its energy use?
1 Great Jones Alley reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:26684995:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1 Great Jones Alley's energy grade?
1 Great Jones Alley did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 131.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1 Great Jones Alley use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 131.9 kBtu/ft² (330.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,462 sq ft, including 1,524,487 kWh of electricity and 10,575 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Great Jones Alley's carbon emissions?
1 Great Jones Alley reported 655 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1 Great Jones Alley?
1 Great Jones Alley is at 688 BROADWAY, in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72807, -73.99453 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1 Great Jones Alley and when was it built?
1 Great Jones Alley has 47,462 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1 Great Jones Alley covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1 Great Jones Alley, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1-great-jones-alley-b1cf6650 (data as of October 2, 2026).