158 West 81st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10024
At a glance
158 West 81st Street is a 37,251-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 94.6 kBtu/ft² and 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 49% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 94.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 121.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 268 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 159,761 kWh |
| Water use | 1,544 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,251 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6683986:2022 |
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
- 158 West 81st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78392, -73.97614
Within ~1 km
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How does 158 West 81st Street 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. 158 West 81st Street's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 94.6 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,251 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 22 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 an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. 158 West 81st Street's 94.6 kBtu/ft² across 37,251 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,033 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 121.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 159,761 kWh of electricity and 1,544 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 158 West 81st Street to report its energy use?
158 West 81st Street 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:6683986:2022). 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 158 West 81st Street's energy grade?
158 West 81st Street scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 158 West 81st Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 94.6 kBtu/ft² (121.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,251 sq ft, including 159,761 kWh of electricity.
What are 158 West 81st Street's carbon emissions?
158 West 81st Street reported 268 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 158 West 81st Street?
158 West 81st Street is in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78392, -73.97614 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 158 West 81st Street and when was it built?
158 West 81st Street has 37,251 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 158 West 81st Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “158 West 81st Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/158-west-81st-street-29bdd7c7 (data as of October 2, 2026).