1600 Nelson Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1600 Nelson Avenue · 10453
At a glance
1600 Nelson Ave is a 26,650-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1600 Nelson Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1912. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 144.4 kBtu/ft² and 345 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% 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 | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 144.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 246.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 345 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 436,850 kWh |
| Natural gas | 596 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,650 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:13504493:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 1 | ±0 | 144.4 kBtu/ft² | 345 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 1 | ±0 | 142.5 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | 213.3 kBtu/ft² | 434 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
- 1600 Nelson Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10453
- Coordinates
- 40.84640, -73.91933
Within ~1 km
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How does 1600 Nelson Ave 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. 1600 Nelson Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 144.4 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 149% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,650 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 40 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 1600 Nelson Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1600 Nelson Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 1 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 213.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 144.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 434 tCO₂e to 345 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 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. 1600 Nelson Ave's 144.4 kBtu/ft² across 26,650 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,128 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 246.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 436,850 kWh of electricity and 596 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1600 Nelson Ave to report its energy use?
1600 Nelson Ave 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:13504493:2024). 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 1600 Nelson Ave's energy grade?
1600 Nelson Ave scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1600 Nelson Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 144.4 kBtu/ft² (246.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,650 sq ft, including 436,850 kWh of electricity and 596 therms of natural gas.
What are 1600 Nelson Ave's carbon emissions?
1600 Nelson Ave reported 345 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1600 Nelson Ave?
1600 Nelson Ave is at 1600 Nelson Avenue, in New York City, New York 10453. Its coordinates are 40.84640, -73.91933 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1600 Nelson Ave and when was it built?
1600 Nelson Ave has 26,650 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1912 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1600 Nelson Ave 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, “1600 Nelson Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1600-nelson-ave-3ebeaf22 (data as of October 2, 2026).