1020 Fifth Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1020 5TH AVE. · 10028
At a glance
1020 Fifth Ave is a 74,819-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1020 5TH AVE. in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 59.0 kBtu/ft² and 387 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 59.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 95.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 387 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 433,240 kWh |
| Natural gas | 372 therms |
| Water use | 931 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 74,819 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2670657:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.8 kBtu/ft² | 394 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 239 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
- 1020 5TH AVE.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77956, -73.96153
Within ~1 km
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How does 1020 Fifth Ave 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 59.0 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,819 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 27 years earlier 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 1020 Fifth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1020 Fifth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 43% increase. Reported emissions went from 239 tCO₂e to 387 tCO₂e over the same span (up 62%).
What does a site EUI of 59.0 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. 1020 Fifth Ave's 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 74,819 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,294 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 433,240 kWh of electricity, 372 therms of natural gas and 931 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1020 Fifth Ave to report its energy use?
1020 Fifth Ave 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:2670657:2024). 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 1020 Fifth Ave's energy grade?
1020 Fifth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1020 Fifth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft² (95.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,819 sq ft, including 433,240 kWh of electricity and 372 therms of natural gas.
What are 1020 Fifth Ave's carbon emissions?
1020 Fifth Ave reported 387 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1020 Fifth Ave?
1020 Fifth Ave is at 1020 5TH AVE., in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77956, -73.96153 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1020 Fifth Ave and when was it built?
1020 Fifth Ave has 74,819 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1020 Fifth Ave 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, “1020 Fifth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1020-fifth-ave-03276ca6 (data as of October 2, 2026).