331 East 70th St
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in New York City, NY · 10021
At a glance
331 East 70th St is a 53,903-square-foot community center and social meeting hall in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 162.2 kBtu/ft² and 641 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 162.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 253.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 641 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 696,134 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,491 therms |
| Water use | 3,009 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,903 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60498692:2024 |
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
- 331 East 70th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76693, -73.95795
Within ~1 km
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How does 331 East 70th St compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 81 community center and social meeting hall buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 162.2 kBtu/ft² is about 75% above the average of 92.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,903 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 39,212 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1939).
What does a site EUI of 162.2 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. 331 East 70th St's 162.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,903 sq ft works out to about 8.7 billion Btu (2,562 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 253.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 696,134 kWh of electricity, 41,491 therms of natural gas and 3,009 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 331 East 70th St to report its energy use?
331 East 70th 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:60498692:2024). 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 331 East 70th St's energy grade?
331 East 70th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 162.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 331 East 70th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 162.2 kBtu/ft² (253.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,903 sq ft, including 696,134 kWh of electricity and 41,491 therms of natural gas.
What are 331 East 70th St's carbon emissions?
331 East 70th St reported 641 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 331 East 70th St?
331 East 70th St is in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76693, -73.95795 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 331 East 70th St and when was it built?
331 East 70th St has 53,903 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is 331 East 70th 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, “331 East 70th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/331-east-70th-st-a2c31689 (data as of October 2, 2026).