1165 Fifth Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2 EAST 98 STREET · 10029
At a glance
1165 Fifth Ave is a 165,728-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2 EAST 98 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 59.9 kBtu/ft² and 646 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 72% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 59.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 646 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 561,694 kWh |
| Natural gas | 80,148 therms |
| Gross floor area | 165,728 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2670517:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 87 | -1 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 646 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 88 | +24 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 615 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 64 | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 772 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
- 2 EAST 98 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10029
- Coordinates
- 40.78910, -73.95458
Within ~1 km
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How does 1165 Fifth 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. 1165 Fifth Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 59.9 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 165,728 sq ft, it is about 64% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 1165 Fifth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 1165 Fifth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2022 to 87 in 2024 (+23 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 88. Site EUI moved from 79.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 772 tCO₂e to 646 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 1165 Fifth Ave's 59.9 kBtu/ft² across 165,728 sq ft works out to about 9.9 billion Btu (2,909 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 561,694 kWh of electricity and 80,148 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1165 Fifth Ave to report its energy use?
1165 Fifth 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:2670517:2024). 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 1165 Fifth Ave's energy grade?
1165 Fifth Ave scores 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1165 Fifth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.9 kBtu/ft² (83.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 165,728 sq ft, including 561,694 kWh of electricity and 80,148 therms of natural gas.
What are 1165 Fifth Ave's carbon emissions?
1165 Fifth Ave reported 646 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1165 Fifth Ave?
1165 Fifth Ave is at 2 EAST 98 STREET, in New York City, New York 10029. Its coordinates are 40.78910, -73.95458 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 1165 Fifth Ave and when was it built?
1165 Fifth Ave has 165,728 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1165 Fifth 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, “1165 Fifth Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/1165-fifth-ave-a55d28c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).