1641 Amsterdam Avenue
Residential Care Facility in New York City, NY · 10031
At a glance
1641 Amsterdam Avenue is a 41,857-square-foot residential care facility in New York City, New York, built in 1946. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 145.2 kBtu/ft² and 408 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 145.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 209.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 408 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 402,549 kWh |
| Natural gas | 47,032 therms |
| Water use | 4,537 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 41,857 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24753949:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 145.2 kBtu/ft² | 408 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 134.1 kBtu/ft² | 377 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 172.5 kBtu/ft² | 435 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
- 1641 Amsterdam Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10031
- Coordinates
- 40.82286, -73.94933
Within ~1 km
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How does 1641 Amsterdam Avenue compare with other residential care facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 151 residential care facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 145.2 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,857 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 86,753 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1946, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 1641 Amsterdam Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1641 Amsterdam Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 172.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 145.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 435 tCO₂e to 408 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 145.2 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. 1641 Amsterdam Avenue's 145.2 kBtu/ft² across 41,857 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,781 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 209.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 402,549 kWh of electricity, 47,032 therms of natural gas and 4,537 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1641 Amsterdam Avenue to report its energy use?
1641 Amsterdam Avenue 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:24753949:2024). 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 1641 Amsterdam Avenue's energy grade?
1641 Amsterdam Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 145.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1641 Amsterdam Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 145.2 kBtu/ft² (209.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,857 sq ft, including 402,549 kWh of electricity and 47,032 therms of natural gas.
What are 1641 Amsterdam Avenue's carbon emissions?
1641 Amsterdam Avenue reported 408 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1641 Amsterdam Avenue?
1641 Amsterdam Avenue is in New York City, New York 10031. Its coordinates are 40.82286, -73.94933 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1641 Amsterdam Avenue and when was it built?
1641 Amsterdam Avenue has 41,857 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1946 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is 1641 Amsterdam Avenue 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, “1641 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1641-amsterdam-avenue-0bded851 (data as of October 2, 2026).