Cornerstone: 137 Duane St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 137 Duane Street · 10013
At a glance
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St is a 80,172-square-foot multifamily housing building at 137 Duane Street in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.1 kBtu/ft² and 543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 150.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 543 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 753,446 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,560 therms |
| Water use | 4,372 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 80,172 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10063099:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.1 kBtu/ft² | 543 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 108.2 kBtu/ft² | 645 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 450 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 137 Duane Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71628, -74.00769
Within ~1 km
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How does Cornerstone: 137 Duane St 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 90.1 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,172 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 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 Cornerstone: 137 Duane St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Cornerstone: 137 Duane St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 82.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 450 tCO₂e to 543 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does a site EUI of 90.1 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. Cornerstone: 137 Duane St's 90.1 kBtu/ft² across 80,172 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,117 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 753,446 kWh of electricity, 46,560 therms of natural gas and 4,372 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Cornerstone: 137 Duane St to report its energy use?
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St 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:10063099:2024). 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 Cornerstone: 137 Duane St's energy grade?
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cornerstone: 137 Duane St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.1 kBtu/ft² (150.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,172 sq ft, including 753,446 kWh of electricity and 46,560 therms of natural gas.
What are Cornerstone: 137 Duane St's carbon emissions?
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St reported 543 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cornerstone: 137 Duane St?
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St is at 137 Duane Street, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71628, -74.00769 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Cornerstone: 137 Duane St and when was it built?
Cornerstone: 137 Duane St has 80,172 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Cornerstone: 137 Duane St 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, “Cornerstone: 137 Duane St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cornerstone-137-duane-st-51eba2f0 (data as of October 2, 2026).