109 E 153rd Street - 20638
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 109 E 153rd Street · 10451
At a glance
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 is a 73,346-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 25 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 91.5 kBtu/ft² and 459 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% 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 | 25 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 135.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 459 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 486,993 kWh |
| Natural gas | 50,496 therms |
| Water use | 355 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 73,346 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3376726:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 25 | -7 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 459 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 32 | -11 | 84.4 kBtu/ft² | 415 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 43 | 83.4 kBtu/ft² | 374 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
- 109 E 153rd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10451
- Coordinates
- 40.82393, -73.92803
Within ~1 km
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How does 109 E 153rd Street - 20638 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. 109 E 153rd Street - 20638's ENERGY STAR score of 25 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,346 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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 109 E 153rd Street - 20638's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 109 E 153rd Street - 20638, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2022 to 25 in 2024 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 43. Site EUI moved from 83.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 91.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 374 tCO₂e to 459 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 25 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 25 means the building performs better than about 25% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 25 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 50 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. 109 E 153rd Street - 20638's 91.5 kBtu/ft² across 73,346 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,967 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 135.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 486,993 kWh of electricity, 50,496 therms of natural gas and 355 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 109 E 153rd Street - 20638 to report its energy use?
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 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:3376726:2024). 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 109 E 153rd Street - 20638's energy grade?
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 scores 25 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 109 E 153rd Street - 20638 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.5 kBtu/ft² (135.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,346 sq ft, including 486,993 kWh of electricity and 50,496 therms of natural gas.
What are 109 E 153rd Street - 20638's carbon emissions?
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 reported 459 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 109 E 153rd Street - 20638?
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 is in New York City, New York 10451. Its coordinates are 40.82393, -73.92803 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 109 E 153rd Street - 20638 and when was it built?
109 E 153rd Street - 20638 has 73,346 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 109 E 153rd Street - 20638 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, “109 E 153rd Street - 20638, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/109-e-153rd-street-20638-3b2420ec (data as of October 2, 2026).