121 Sterling Place
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 119 Sterling Place · 11217
At a glance
121 Sterling Place is a 27,975-square-foot multifamily housing building at 119 Sterling Place in New York City, New York, built in 1998. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.9 kBtu/ft² and 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 64.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 79 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 141,582 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,387 therms |
| Water use | 592 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,975 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33623038:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 33.3 kBtu/ft² | 76 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
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Location
- Address
- 119 Sterling Place
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11217
- Coordinates
- 40.67744, -73.97459
Within ~1 km
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How does 121 Sterling Place 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 32.9 kBtu/ft² is about 56% 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,975 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 46 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 Sterling Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 121 Sterling Place, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 33.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 76 tCO₂e to 79 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does a site EUI of 32.9 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. 121 Sterling Place's 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 27,975 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (270 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 64.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 141,582 kWh of electricity, 4,387 therms of natural gas and 592 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 121 Sterling Place to report its energy use?
121 Sterling 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:33623038:2024). 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 121 Sterling Place's energy grade?
121 Sterling Place did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 121 Sterling Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft² (64.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,975 sq ft, including 141,582 kWh of electricity and 4,387 therms of natural gas.
What are 121 Sterling Place's carbon emissions?
121 Sterling Place reported 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 121 Sterling Place?
121 Sterling Place is at 119 Sterling Place, in New York City, New York 11217. Its coordinates are 40.67744, -73.97459 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 121 Sterling Place and when was it built?
121 Sterling Place has 27,975 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 121 Sterling 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, “121 Sterling Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/121-sterling-place-8cdc053e (data as of October 2, 2026).