Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1280 Commonwealth Ave · 10472
At a glance
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave is a 72,495-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.8 kBtu/ft² and 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 260,948 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,509 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,495 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4382675:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 292 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 97 | 66.9 kBtu/ft² | 286 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
- 1280 Commonwealth Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10472
- Coordinates
- 40.83211, -73.86832
Within ~1 km
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How does Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth 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 66.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,495 sq ft, it is about 28% 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.
How has Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 66.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 286 tCO₂e to 312 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 66.8 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. Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave's 66.8 kBtu/ft² across 72,495 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,419 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 260,948 kWh of electricity and 39,509 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave to report its energy use?
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:4382675:2024). 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 Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave's energy grade?
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.8 kBtu/ft² (91.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 72,495 sq ft, including 260,948 kWh of electricity and 39,509 therms of natural gas.
What are Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave's carbon emissions?
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave reported 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave?
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave is in New York City, New York 10472. Its coordinates are 40.83211, -73.86832 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave and when was it built?
Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave has 72,495 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave 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, “Chimienti: 1280 Commonwealth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/chimienti-1280-commonwealth-ave-3196eb32 (data as of October 2, 2026).