TURTLE ISLAND CORP
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 79 LEONARD STREET · 10013
At a glance
TURTLE ISLAND CORP is a 34,932-square-foot multifamily housing building at 79 LEONARD STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1861. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.1 kBtu/ft² and 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 100 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 111,333 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40 therms |
| Water use | 776 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,932 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:56798795:2024 |
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
- 79 LEONARD STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71733, -74.00501
Within ~1 km
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How does TURTLE ISLAND CORP 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 35.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,932 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1861, 91 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.
What does a site EUI of 35.1 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. TURTLE ISLAND CORP's 35.1 kBtu/ft² across 34,932 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (359 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 59.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 111,333 kWh of electricity, 40 therms of natural gas and 776 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires TURTLE ISLAND CORP to report its energy use?
TURTLE ISLAND CORP 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:56798795:2024). 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 TURTLE ISLAND CORP's energy grade?
TURTLE ISLAND CORP did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does TURTLE ISLAND CORP use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.1 kBtu/ft² (59.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,932 sq ft, including 111,333 kWh of electricity and 40 therms of natural gas.
What are TURTLE ISLAND CORP's carbon emissions?
TURTLE ISLAND CORP reported 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is TURTLE ISLAND CORP?
TURTLE ISLAND CORP is at 79 LEONARD STREET, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71733, -74.00501 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is TURTLE ISLAND CORP and when was it built?
TURTLE ISLAND CORP has 34,932 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1861 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is TURTLE ISLAND CORP 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, “TURTLE ISLAND CORP, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/turtle-island-corp-ed40effc (data as of October 2, 2026).