Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1090 St Nicholas Ave · 10032
At a glance
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave is a 55,159-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 76.1 kBtu/ft² and 286 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% 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 | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 76.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 286 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 284,654 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,850 therms |
| Water use | 4,997 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,159 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10529938:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | -48 | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 286 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | +18 | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | 89.6 kBtu/ft² | 295 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
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Location
- Address
- 1090 St Nicholas Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
- Coordinates
- 40.83810, -73.93990
Within ~1 km
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How does Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave 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. Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 76.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,159 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2022 to 52 in 2024 (-30 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 89.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 76.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 295 tCO₂e to 286 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave's 76.1 kBtu/ft² across 55,159 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,230 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 284,654 kWh of electricity, 30,850 therms of natural gas and 4,997 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave to report its energy use?
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave 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:10529938:2024). 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 Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave's energy grade?
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave scores 52 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 Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 76.1 kBtu/ft² (110.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,159 sq ft, including 284,654 kWh of electricity and 30,850 therms of natural gas.
What are Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave's carbon emissions?
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave reported 286 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave?
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave is in New York City, New York 10032. Its coordinates are 40.83810, -73.93990 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave and when was it built?
Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave has 55,159 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave 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, “Provident: 1090 St Nicholas Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/provident-1090-st-nicholas-ave-92fd1968 (data as of October 2, 2026).