981 Amsterdam Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10025
At a glance
981 Amsterdam Ave is a 11,555-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 86.4 kBtu/ft² and 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 86.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 68 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 80,960 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,224 therms |
| Gross floor area | 11,555 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25120364:2023 |
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
- 981 Amsterdam Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.80183, -73.96468
Within ~1 km
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How does 981 Amsterdam 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. Its site EUI of 86.4 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 11,555 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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.
What does a site EUI of 86.4 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. 981 Amsterdam Ave's 86.4 kBtu/ft² across 11,555 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (293 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 132.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 80,960 kWh of electricity and 7,224 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 981 Amsterdam Ave to report its energy use?
981 Amsterdam 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:25120364:2023). 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 981 Amsterdam Ave's energy grade?
981 Amsterdam Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 86.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 981 Amsterdam Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 86.4 kBtu/ft² (132.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 11,555 sq ft, including 80,960 kWh of electricity and 7,224 therms of natural gas.
What are 981 Amsterdam Ave's carbon emissions?
981 Amsterdam Ave reported 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 981 Amsterdam Ave?
981 Amsterdam Ave is in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.80183, -73.96468 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 981 Amsterdam Ave and when was it built?
981 Amsterdam Ave has 11,555 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 981 Amsterdam Ave covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “981 Amsterdam Ave, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/981-amsterdam-ave-b2886687 (data as of October 2, 2026).