Lower East Side II Associates-195
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 195 Avenue B (aka 601 East 12th Street) · 10009
At a glance
Lower East Side II Associates-195 is a 27,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 195 Avenue B (aka 601 East 12th Street) in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.9 kBtu/ft² and 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 119.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 154 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 109,636 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,796 therms |
| Water use | 3,022 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6040995:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.9 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 85.4 kBtu/ft² | 134 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
- 195 Avenue B (aka 601 East 12th Street)
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72820, -73.97892
Within ~1 km
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How does Lower East Side II Associates-195 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 90.9 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,000 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 Lower East Side II Associates-195's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Lower East Side II Associates-195, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 85.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 134 tCO₂e to 154 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 90.9 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. Lower East Side II Associates-195's 90.9 kBtu/ft² across 27,000 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (719 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 119.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 109,636 kWh of electricity, 20,796 therms of natural gas and 3,022 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lower East Side II Associates-195 to report its energy use?
Lower East Side II Associates-195 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:6040995:2024). 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 Lower East Side II Associates-195's energy grade?
Lower East Side II Associates-195 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lower East Side II Associates-195 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.9 kBtu/ft² (119.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,000 sq ft, including 109,636 kWh of electricity and 20,796 therms of natural gas.
What are Lower East Side II Associates-195's carbon emissions?
Lower East Side II Associates-195 reported 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lower East Side II Associates-195?
Lower East Side II Associates-195 is at 195 Avenue B (aka 601 East 12th Street), in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72820, -73.97892 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lower East Side II Associates-195 and when was it built?
Lower East Side II Associates-195 has 27,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lower East Side II Associates-195 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, “Lower East Side II Associates-195, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lower-east-side-ii-associates-195-b3ab78e7 (data as of October 2, 2026).