120 Beach 26th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11691
At a glance
120 Beach 26th Street is a 163,752-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 65.6 kBtu/ft² and 750 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 65.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 750 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 849,561 kWh |
| Natural gas | 78,384 therms |
| Water use | 13,980 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 163,752 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7533963:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 63 | +8 | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 750 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 55 | ±0 | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 763 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 55 | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 741 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
- 120 Beach 26th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11691
- Coordinates
- 40.59326, -73.75898
Within ~1 km
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How does 120 Beach 26th Street 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. 120 Beach 26th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 65.6 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 163,752 sq ft, it is about 62% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 54 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 120 Beach 26th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 120 Beach 26th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 741 tCO₂e to 750 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 120 Beach 26th Street's 65.6 kBtu/ft² across 163,752 sq ft works out to about 10.7 billion Btu (3,148 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 849,561 kWh of electricity, 78,384 therms of natural gas and 13,980 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 120 Beach 26th Street to report its energy use?
120 Beach 26th Street 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:7533963:2024). 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 120 Beach 26th Street's energy grade?
120 Beach 26th Street scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 120 Beach 26th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.6 kBtu/ft² (99.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 163,752 sq ft, including 849,561 kWh of electricity and 78,384 therms of natural gas.
What are 120 Beach 26th Street's carbon emissions?
120 Beach 26th Street reported 750 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 120 Beach 26th Street?
120 Beach 26th Street is in New York City, New York 11691. Its coordinates are 40.59326, -73.75898 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 120 Beach 26th Street and when was it built?
120 Beach 26th Street has 163,752 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 120 Beach 26th Street 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, “120 Beach 26th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/120-beach-26th-street-4cf7a267 (data as of October 2, 2026).