72 North 15th Street
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in New York City, NY · 1 Nassau Ave · 11222
At a glance
72 North 15th Street is a 45,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 1 Nassau Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1918. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.4 kBtu/ft² and 281 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 143.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 281 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 497,201 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,088 therms |
| Gross floor area | 45,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6376709:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.4 kBtu/ft² | 281 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 248 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 78.5 kBtu/ft² | 219 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
- 1 Nassau Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11222
- Coordinates
- 40.72250, -73.95469
Within ~1 km
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How does 72 North 15th Street compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 592 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 73.4 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 102.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 87,732 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 31 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 72 North 15th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 72 North 15th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 78.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 281 tCO₂e over the same span (up 28%).
What does a site EUI of 73.4 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. 72 North 15th Street's 73.4 kBtu/ft² across 45,000 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (968 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 143.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 497,201 kWh of electricity and 16,088 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 72 North 15th Street to report its energy use?
72 North 15th 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:6376709:2024). 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 72 North 15th Street's energy grade?
72 North 15th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 72 North 15th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.4 kBtu/ft² (143.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,000 sq ft, including 497,201 kWh of electricity and 16,088 therms of natural gas.
What are 72 North 15th Street's carbon emissions?
72 North 15th Street reported 281 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 72 North 15th Street?
72 North 15th Street is at 1 Nassau Ave, in New York City, New York 11222. Its coordinates are 40.72250, -73.95469 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 72 North 15th Street and when was it built?
72 North 15th Street has 45,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1918 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 72 North 15th 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, “72 North 15th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/72-north-15th-street-f94f4e67 (data as of October 2, 2026).