CC - 1550 Townsend Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1550 Townsend Ave · 10452
At a glance
CC - 1550 Townsend Ave is a 66,260-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 75.7 kBtu/ft² and 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 75.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 331 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 339,779 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,540 therms |
| Gross floor area | 66,260 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10891316:2023 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 1550 Townsend Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10452
- Coordinates
- 40.84317, -73.91442
Within ~1 km
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How does CC - 1550 Townsend 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. CC - 1550 Townsend Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 75.7 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 66,260 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 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 an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. CC - 1550 Townsend Ave's 75.7 kBtu/ft² across 66,260 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,470 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 110.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 339,779 kWh of electricity and 38,540 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CC - 1550 Townsend Ave to report its energy use?
CC - 1550 Townsend 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:10891316:2023). 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 CC - 1550 Townsend Ave's energy grade?
CC - 1550 Townsend Ave scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does CC - 1550 Townsend Ave use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.7 kBtu/ft² (110.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,260 sq ft, including 339,779 kWh of electricity and 38,540 therms of natural gas.
What are CC - 1550 Townsend Ave's carbon emissions?
CC - 1550 Townsend Ave reported 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is CC - 1550 Townsend Ave?
CC - 1550 Townsend Ave is in New York City, New York 10452. Its coordinates are 40.84317, -73.91442 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CC - 1550 Townsend Ave and when was it built?
CC - 1550 Townsend Ave has 66,260 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is CC - 1550 Townsend 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, “CC - 1550 Townsend Ave, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cc-1550-townsend-ave-aa3723b2 (data as of October 2, 2026).