ECHO Apartments
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1050 Amsterdam Avenue · 10025
At a glance
ECHO Apartments is a 67,536-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1050 Amsterdam Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1991. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 81.2 kBtu/ft² and 393 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 81.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 393 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 480,280 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,422 therms |
| Water use | 4,289 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 67,536 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2803464:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | ±0 | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 393 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 53 | ±0 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 53 | 86.1 kBtu/ft² | 361 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
- 1050 Amsterdam Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.80410, -73.96305
Within ~1 km
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How does ECHO Apartments 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. ECHO Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 81.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,536 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 39 years later 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 ECHO Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for ECHO Apartments, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 53 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 86.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 81.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 361 tCO₂e to 393 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. ECHO Apartments's 81.2 kBtu/ft² across 67,536 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,607 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 480,280 kWh of electricity, 38,422 therms of natural gas and 4,289 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires ECHO Apartments to report its energy use?
ECHO Apartments 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:2803464:2024). 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 ECHO Apartments's energy grade?
ECHO Apartments scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does ECHO Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.2 kBtu/ft² (127.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,536 sq ft, including 480,280 kWh of electricity and 38,422 therms of natural gas.
What are ECHO Apartments's carbon emissions?
ECHO Apartments reported 393 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ECHO Apartments?
ECHO Apartments is at 1050 Amsterdam Avenue, in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.80410, -73.96305 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ECHO Apartments and when was it built?
ECHO Apartments has 67,536 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is ECHO Apartments 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, “ECHO Apartments, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/echo-apartments-89915585 (data as of October 2, 2026).