1040 AOA
Office in New York City, NY · 1040 Avenue of the Americas · 10018
At a glance
1040 AOA is a 255,000-square-foot office building at 1040 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 43.8 kBtu/ft² and 920 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 65% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 920 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,520,406 kWh |
| Water use | 34,595 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 255,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21205214:2022 |
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
- 1040 Avenue of the Americas
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75302, -73.98541
Within ~1 km
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How does 1040 AOA compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 1040 AOA's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 43.8 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 255,000 sq ft, it is about 24% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1040 AOA's 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 255,000 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,273 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 104.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,520,406 kWh of electricity and 34,595 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1040 AOA to report its energy use?
1040 AOA 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:21205214:2022). 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 1040 AOA's energy grade?
1040 AOA scores 86 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1040 AOA use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 43.8 kBtu/ft² (104.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 255,000 sq ft, including 2,520,406 kWh of electricity.
What are 1040 AOA's carbon emissions?
1040 AOA reported 920 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1040 AOA?
1040 AOA is at 1040 Avenue of the Americas, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75302, -73.98541 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1040 AOA and when was it built?
1040 AOA has 255,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1040 AOA covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “1040 AOA, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1040-aoa-caa78c6b (data as of October 2, 2026).