1279 East 17th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11230
At a glance
1279 East 17th Street is a 84,984-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1963. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 75.0 kBtu/ft² and 401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 75.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 401 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 296,917 kWh |
| Natural gas | 53,636 therms |
| Water use | 8,231 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 84,984 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25178263:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | -3 | 75.0 kBtu/ft² | 401 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | +11 | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 377 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 425 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
- 1279 East 17th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11230
- Coordinates
- 40.61892, -73.95826
Within ~1 km
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How does 1279 East 17th Street 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. 1279 East 17th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 75.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 84,984 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 11 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 1279 East 17th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1279 East 17th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 77. Site EUI moved from 84.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 425 tCO₂e to 401 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1279 East 17th Street's 75.0 kBtu/ft² across 84,984 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,868 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 296,917 kWh of electricity, 53,636 therms of natural gas and 8,231 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1279 East 17th Street to report its energy use?
1279 East 17th Street 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:25178263:2024). 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 1279 East 17th Street's energy grade?
1279 East 17th Street scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1279 East 17th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.0 kBtu/ft² (99.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 84,984 sq ft, including 296,917 kWh of electricity and 53,636 therms of natural gas.
What are 1279 East 17th Street's carbon emissions?
1279 East 17th Street reported 401 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1279 East 17th Street?
1279 East 17th Street is in New York City, New York 11230. Its coordinates are 40.61892, -73.95826 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1279 East 17th Street and when was it built?
1279 East 17th Street has 84,984 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1279 East 17th Street 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, “1279 East 17th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1279-east-17th-street-99dba052 (data as of October 2, 2026).