1211 Avenue of the Americas
Office in New York City, NY · 10036
At a glance
1211 Avenue of the Americas is a 2,005,345-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1973. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.8 kBtu/ft² and 20,081 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 94.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 236.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 20,081 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 44,947,566 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,958 therms |
| Water use | 11,816 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 2,005,345 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14440478:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 94.8 kBtu/ft² | 20,081 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 63 | 98.6 kBtu/ft² | 16,061 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
- 1211 Avenue of the Americas
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10036
- Coordinates
- 40.75839, -73.98154
Within ~1 km
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How does 1211 Avenue of the Americas 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 94.8 kBtu/ft² is about 47% 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 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 2,005,345 sq ft, it is about 876% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 33 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 1211 Avenue of the Americas's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 1211 Avenue of the Americas, covering report years 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 98.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 94.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 16,061 tCO₂e to 20,081 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 94.8 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. 1211 Avenue of the Americas's 94.8 kBtu/ft² across 2,005,345 sq ft works out to about 190.1 billion Btu (55,715 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 236.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 44,947,566 kWh of electricity, 1,958 therms of natural gas and 11,816 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1211 Avenue of the Americas to report its energy use?
1211 Avenue of the Americas 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:14440478:2024). 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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- 1515 Broadway· 1,932,895 sq ft · score 50 (D)
- 120 Broadway Holdings, LLC· 1,910,503 sq ft · score 78 (B)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1211 Avenue of the Americas's energy grade?
1211 Avenue of the Americas did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1211 Avenue of the Americas use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 94.8 kBtu/ft² (236.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 2,005,345 sq ft, including 44,947,566 kWh of electricity and 1,958 therms of natural gas.
What are 1211 Avenue of the Americas's carbon emissions?
1211 Avenue of the Americas reported 20,081 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1211 Avenue of the Americas?
1211 Avenue of the Americas is in New York City, New York 10036. Its coordinates are 40.75839, -73.98154 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1211 Avenue of the Americas and when was it built?
1211 Avenue of the Americas has 2,005,345 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1211 Avenue of the Americas 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, “1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1211-avenue-of-the-americas-387127a6 (data as of October 2, 2026).