MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue · 11239
At a glance
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) is a 103,968-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1999. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 82.7 kBtu/ft² and 604 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 82.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 604 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 776,821 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,446 therms |
| Water use | 1,997 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 103,968 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:14243290:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 54 | +20 | 82.7 kBtu/ft² | 604 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 34 | 95.5 kBtu/ft² | 638 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
- 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11239
- Coordinates
- 40.65141, -73.88529
Within ~1 km
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How does MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) 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. MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)'s ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 82.7 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 103,968 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 47 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 MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn), covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2022 to 54 in 2023 (+20 points). Site EUI moved from 95.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 638 tCO₂e to 604 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)'s 82.7 kBtu/ft² across 103,968 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,520 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 131.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 776,821 kWh of electricity, 59,446 therms of natural gas and 1,997 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) to report its energy use?
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) 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:14243290:2023). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)'s energy grade?
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 82.7 kBtu/ft² (131.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 103,968 sq ft, including 776,821 kWh of electricity and 59,446 therms of natural gas.
What are MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)'s carbon emissions?
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) reported 604 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn)?
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) is at 1180 Pennsylvania Avenue, in New York City, New York 11239. Its coordinates are 40.65141, -73.88529 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) and when was it built?
MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) has 103,968 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn) 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, “MET Council Towers 4 (1180 Penn), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/met-council-towers-4-1180-penn-63c5692d (data as of October 2, 2026).