131 East 69th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 943 LEXINGTON AVE. · 10021
At a glance
131 East 69th St is a 76,145-square-foot multifamily housing building at 943 LEXINGTON AVE. in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.5 kBtu/ft² and 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 334 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 326,535 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,697 therms |
| Water use | 1,495 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 76,145 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2670605:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 15.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 20.9 kBtu/ft² | 119 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
- 943 LEXINGTON AVE.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76858, -73.96354
Within ~1 km
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How does 131 East 69th St 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 65.5 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,145 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 28 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 131 East 69th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 131 East 69th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 20.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 213% increase. Reported emissions went from 119 tCO₂e to 334 tCO₂e over the same span (up 180%).
What does a site EUI of 65.5 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. 131 East 69th St's 65.5 kBtu/ft² across 76,145 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,462 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 94.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 326,535 kWh of electricity, 38,697 therms of natural gas and 1,495 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 131 East 69th St to report its energy use?
131 East 69th St 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:2670605:2024). 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 131 East 69th St's energy grade?
131 East 69th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 131 East 69th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.5 kBtu/ft² (94.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,145 sq ft, including 326,535 kWh of electricity and 38,697 therms of natural gas.
What are 131 East 69th St's carbon emissions?
131 East 69th St reported 334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 131 East 69th St?
131 East 69th St is at 943 LEXINGTON AVE., in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76858, -73.96354 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 131 East 69th St and when was it built?
131 East 69th St has 76,145 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 131 East 69th St 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, “131 East 69th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/131-east-69th-st-62224b5c (data as of October 2, 2026).