Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 13 PARK AVENUE · 10016
At a glance
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) is a 49,811-square-foot multifamily housing building at 13 PARK AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1922. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 160.8 kBtu/ft² and 664 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 160.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 224.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 664 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 501,588 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,163 therms |
| Gross floor area | 49,811 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2655224:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 160.8 kBtu/ft² | 664 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 85.4 kBtu/ft² | 669 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 28 | 115.1 kBtu/ft² | 659 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
- 13 PARK AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74744, -73.98106
Within ~1 km
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How does Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) 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 160.8 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 13.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 156% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,811 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 30 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 Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 115.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 160.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 40% increase. Reported emissions went from 659 tCO₂e to 664 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 160.8 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. Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)'s 160.8 kBtu/ft² across 49,811 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,347 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 224.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 501,588 kWh of electricity and 2,163 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) to report its energy use?
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) 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:2655224:2024). 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 Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)'s energy grade?
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 160.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 160.8 kBtu/ft² (224.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,811 sq ft, including 501,588 kWh of electricity and 2,163 therms of natural gas.
What are Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)'s carbon emissions?
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) reported 664 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child)?
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) is at 13 PARK AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74744, -73.98106 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) and when was it built?
Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) has 49,811 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child) 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, “Samson - 15 / 17 Park Avenue (13 Park Avenue Child), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/samson-15-17-park-avenue-13-park-avenue-child-e7e78fcc (data as of October 2, 2026).