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A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.

Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 74-02 43 AVENUE · 11373

At a glance

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. is a 77,435-square-foot multifamily housing building at 74-02 43 AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 79.9 kBtu/ft² and 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 50% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.

ENERGY STAR score
69
band C · 2024
Site EUI
79.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
390
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.0
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
77,435
sq ft
Year built
1950
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score69 (band C)
Site EUI79.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI106.4 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions390 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity291,827 kWh
Natural gas51,911 therms
Water use3,842 kgal
Gross floor area77,435 sq ft
Source recordnyc:23992443:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest69+679.9 kBtu/ft²390 tCO₂e
202363-1481.0 kBtu/ft²392 tCO₂e
20227774.9 kBtu/ft²349 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
74-02 43 AVENUE
State
New York
ZIP
11373
Coordinates
40.74229, -73.89039

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How does A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. 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. A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.'s ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 79.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 77,435 sq ft, it is about 23% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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 A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 69 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 74.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 349 tCO₂e to 390 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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: a score of 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.'s 79.9 kBtu/ft² across 77,435 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,813 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 291,827 kWh of electricity, 51,911 therms of natural gas and 3,842 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. to report its energy use?

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. 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:23992443:2024). 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 A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.'s energy grade?

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.9 kBtu/ft² (106.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 77,435 sq ft, including 291,827 kWh of electricity and 51,911 therms of natural gas.

What are A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.'s carbon emissions?

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. reported 390 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp.?

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. is at 74-02 43 AVENUE, in New York City, New York 11373. Its coordinates are 40.74229, -73.89039 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. and when was it built?

A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. has 77,435 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.

Is A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp. 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, “A02690 - First Newtown Tenants Corp., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/a02690-first-newtown-tenants-corp-738cf25c (data as of October 2, 2026).