1199 Housing Corp
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2070 1 AVENUE · 10029
At a glance
1199 Housing Corp is a 2,285,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2070 1 AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1974. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 106.1 kBtu/ft² and 14,214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 106.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 14,214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,319,838 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,208,904 therms |
| Water use | 147,666 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 2,285,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10781066:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 106.1 kBtu/ft² | 14,214 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 96.1 kBtu/ft² | 12,989 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
- 2070 1 AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10029
- Coordinates
- 40.79037, -73.93951
Within ~1 km
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How does 1199 Housing Corp 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 106.1 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 2,285,500 sq ft, it is about 2164% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 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 1199 Housing Corp's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 1199 Housing Corp, covering report years 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 96.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 106.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 12,989 tCO₂e to 14,214 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 106.1 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. 1199 Housing Corp's 106.1 kBtu/ft² across 2,285,500 sq ft works out to about 242.5 billion Btu (71,067 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,319,838 kWh of electricity, 2,208,904 therms of natural gas and 147,666 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1199 Housing Corp to report its energy use?
1199 Housing Corp 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:10781066:2024). 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 1199 Housing Corp's energy grade?
1199 Housing Corp did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 106.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1199 Housing Corp use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 106.1 kBtu/ft² (127.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 2,285,500 sq ft, including 6,319,838 kWh of electricity and 2,208,904 therms of natural gas.
What are 1199 Housing Corp's carbon emissions?
1199 Housing Corp reported 14,214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1199 Housing Corp?
1199 Housing Corp is at 2070 1 AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10029. Its coordinates are 40.79037, -73.93951 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1199 Housing Corp and when was it built?
1199 Housing Corp has 2,285,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1199 Housing Corp 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, “1199 Housing Corp, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1199-housing-corp-934b0b0e (data as of October 2, 2026).