121 Fort George Avenue

How does 121 Fort George Avenue 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. 121 Fort George Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 121.9 kBtu/ft² is about 63% 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 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,314 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 8 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 121 Fort George Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 121 Fort George Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2023 to 17 in 2024 (-33 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 50. Site EUI moved from 91.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 121.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 228 tCO₂e to 300 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. 121 Fort George Avenue's 121.9 kBtu/ft² across 40,314 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,440 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 155.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 182,908 kWh of electricity, 42,906 therms of natural gas and 5,590 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 121 Fort George Avenue to report its energy use?

121 Fort George Avenue 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:30690482:2024). 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.