ICL: 297 1st St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 297 1 Street · 11215
At a glance
ICL: 297 1st St is a 36,380-square-foot multifamily housing building at 297 1 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1991. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 29 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 52.5 kBtu/ft² and 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% 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 | 29 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 52.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 132 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 144,848 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,173 therms |
| Gross floor area | 36,380 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10875703:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 29 | +9 | 52.5 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 20 | -6 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 135 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 26 | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | 131 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
- 297 1 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11215
- Coordinates
- 40.67438, -73.98305
Within ~1 km
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How does ICL: 297 1st 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. ICL: 297 1st St's ENERGY STAR score of 29 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 52.5 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,380 sq ft, it is about 64% 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 ICL: 297 1st St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for ICL: 297 1st St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2022 to 29 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 58.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 132 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 29 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 29 means the building performs better than about 29% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 29 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 46 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. ICL: 297 1st St's 52.5 kBtu/ft² across 36,380 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (560 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 144,848 kWh of electricity and 14,173 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ICL: 297 1st St to report its energy use?
ICL: 297 1st 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:10875703:2024). 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 ICL: 297 1st St's energy grade?
ICL: 297 1st St scores 29 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 ICL: 297 1st St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.5 kBtu/ft² (78.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,380 sq ft, including 144,848 kWh of electricity and 14,173 therms of natural gas.
What are ICL: 297 1st St's carbon emissions?
ICL: 297 1st St reported 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ICL: 297 1st St?
ICL: 297 1st St is at 297 1 Street, in New York City, New York 11215. Its coordinates are 40.67438, -73.98305 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ICL: 297 1st St and when was it built?
ICL: 297 1st St has 36,380 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 ICL: 297 1st 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, “ICL: 297 1st St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/icl-297-1st-st-8fcca6f9 (data as of October 2, 2026).