1200 Waters Place
Office in New York City, NY · 10461
At a glance
1200 Waters Place is a 450,879-square-foot office building 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 77.2 kBtu/ft² and 3,577 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 77.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 189.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,577 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 8,175,947 kWh |
| Natural gas | 68,920 therms |
| Water use | 38,154 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 450,879 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6815849:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,577 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 79.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,494 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 93.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,152 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
- 1200 Waters Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10461
- Coordinates
- 40.84305, -73.83877
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 Waters Place 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. Its site EUI of 77.2 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 450,879 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 34 years later 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.
How has 1200 Waters Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1200 Waters Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 93.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 77.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,152 tCO₂e to 3,577 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 77.2 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. 1200 Waters Place's 77.2 kBtu/ft² across 450,879 sq ft works out to about 34.8 billion Btu (10,201 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 189.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 8,175,947 kWh of electricity, 68,920 therms of natural gas and 38,154 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1200 Waters Place to report its energy use?
1200 Waters Place 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:6815849:2024). 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 1200 Waters Place's energy grade?
1200 Waters Place did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 77.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1200 Waters Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.2 kBtu/ft² (189.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 450,879 sq ft, including 8,175,947 kWh of electricity and 68,920 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 Waters Place's carbon emissions?
1200 Waters Place reported 3,577 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1200 Waters Place?
1200 Waters Place is in New York City, New York 10461. Its coordinates are 40.84305, -73.83877 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1200 Waters Place and when was it built?
1200 Waters Place has 450,879 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1200 Waters Place 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, “1200 Waters Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1200-waters-place-ebf3d7e7 (data as of October 2, 2026).