1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1212 Newkirk Avenue · 11230
At a glance
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp is a 93,534-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1212 Newkirk Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 78.7 kBtu/ft² and 434 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 78.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 434 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 228,208 kWh |
| Natural gas | 65,843 therms |
| Water use | 9,153 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 93,534 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4013961:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 54 | +16 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 434 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 38 | 96.0 kBtu/ft² | 503 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
- 1212 Newkirk Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.63436, -73.96574
Within ~1 km
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How does 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp 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. 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 78.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 93,534 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 years earlier 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 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 38 in 2022 to 54 in 2023 (+16 points). Site EUI moved from 96.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 503 tCO₂e to 434 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp's 78.7 kBtu/ft² across 93,534 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,157 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 97.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 228,208 kWh of electricity, 65,843 therms of natural gas and 9,153 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp to report its energy use?
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:4013961:2023). 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 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp's energy grade?
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 78.7 kBtu/ft² (97.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,534 sq ft, including 228,208 kWh of electricity and 65,843 therms of natural gas.
What are 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp's carbon emissions?
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp reported 434 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp?
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp is at 1212 Newkirk Avenue, in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.63436, -73.96574 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp and when was it built?
1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp has 93,534 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “1212 Newkirk Ave Ten. Corp, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1212-newkirk-ave-ten-corp-974e77a7 (data as of October 2, 2026).