ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center
Prison/Incarceration in New York City, NY · 560 Brook Ave · 10455
At a glance
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center is a 97,095-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 560 Brook Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1997. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 142.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 142.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 310.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,288 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,618,167 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48,895 therms |
| Gross floor area | 97,095 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21355087:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 142.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,288 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,204 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 974 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
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Location
- Address
- 560 Brook Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10455
- Coordinates
- 40.81588, -73.91440
Within ~1 km
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How does ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 56 prison/incarceration buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 142.4 kBtu/ft² is about 60% above the average of 88.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% above the group average of 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 97,095 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 229,659 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1978).
How has ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 142.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 121% increase. Reported emissions went from 974 tCO₂e to 1,288 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).
What does a site EUI of 142.4 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. ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center's 142.4 kBtu/ft² across 97,095 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,052 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 310.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,618,167 kWh of electricity and 48,895 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center to report its energy use?
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center 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:21355087:2024). 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 ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center's energy grade?
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 142.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 142.4 kBtu/ft² (310.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 97,095 sq ft, including 2,618,167 kWh of electricity and 48,895 therms of natural gas.
What are ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center's carbon emissions?
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center reported 1,288 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center?
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center is at 560 Brook Ave, in New York City, New York 10455. Its coordinates are 40.81588, -73.91440 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center and when was it built?
ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center has 97,095 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center 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, “ACS_47_Horizon Juvenile Center, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/acs-47-horizon-juvenile-center-29f42aa1 (data as of October 2, 2026).