CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY
College/University in New York City, NY · 401 West 130th St · 10027
At a glance
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY is a 179,044-square-foot college/university building at 401 West 130th St in New York City, New York, built in 1957. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 77.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,005 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 77.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,005 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,424,720 kWh |
| Natural gas | 89,605 therms |
| Gross floor area | 179,044 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33910490:2023 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 401 West 130th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.81433, -73.95117
Within ~1 km
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How does CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY compare with other college/university buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 553 college/university buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 77.2 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 179,044 sq ft, it is about 12% below the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 77.2 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. CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY's 77.2 kBtu/ft² across 179,044 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,051 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 128.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,424,720 kWh of electricity and 89,605 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY to report its energy use?
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY 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:33910490:2023). 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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- St. John's University, Staten Island Campus· 176,327 sq ft · EUI 53.1 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY's energy grade?
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 77.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 77.2 kBtu/ft² (128.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 179,044 sq ft, including 1,424,720 kWh of electricity and 89,605 therms of natural gas.
What are CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY's carbon emissions?
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY reported 1,005 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY?
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY is at 401 West 130th St, in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.81433, -73.95117 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY and when was it built?
CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY has 179,044 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1957 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY 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, “CUNY SC_14638_The Towers at CCNY, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cuny-sc-14638-the-towers-at-ccny-9d9272ce (data as of October 2, 2026).