420 Watkins Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11212
At a glance
420 Watkins Street is a 278,240-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1976. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 20.7 kBtu/ft² and 570 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 90% 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 | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 20.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 48.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 570 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,248,012 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,024 therms |
| Gross floor area | 278,240 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:16868418:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 20.7 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 560 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 480 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
- 420 Watkins Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11212
- Coordinates
- 40.66225, -73.90596
Within ~1 km
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How does 420 Watkins 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. 420 Watkins Street's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them. Its site EUI of 20.7 kBtu/ft² is about 72% 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 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 278,240 sq ft, it is about 176% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 24 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 420 Watkins Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 420 Watkins Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 20.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 480 tCO₂e to 570 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 420 Watkins Street's 20.7 kBtu/ft² across 278,240 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,688 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 48.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,248,012 kWh of electricity and 15,024 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 420 Watkins Street to report its energy use?
420 Watkins 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:16868418:2024). 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 420 Watkins Street's energy grade?
420 Watkins Street scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 420 Watkins Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.7 kBtu/ft² (48.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 278,240 sq ft, including 1,248,012 kWh of electricity and 15,024 therms of natural gas.
What are 420 Watkins Street's carbon emissions?
420 Watkins Street reported 570 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 420 Watkins Street?
420 Watkins Street is in New York City, New York 11212. Its coordinates are 40.66225, -73.90596 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 420 Watkins Street and when was it built?
420 Watkins Street has 278,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 420 Watkins 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, “420 Watkins Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/420-watkins-street-58e3e53b (data as of October 2, 2026).