159 East 77th Street
Parking in New York City, NY · 10075
At a glance
159 East 77th Street is a 45,900-square-foot parking building in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.3 kBtu/ft² and 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 0.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,588 kWh |
| Water use | 68 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 45,900 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12434555:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 0.3 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 6.7 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 9.0 kBtu/ft² | 35 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
- 159 East 77th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10075
- Coordinates
- 40.77337, -73.95919
Within ~1 km
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How does 159 East 77th Street compare with other parking buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 301 parking buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 0.3 kBtu/ft² is about 99% below the average of 39.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 99% below the group average of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,900 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 93,719 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 159 East 77th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 159 East 77th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 9.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 0.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 97% decrease. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 1 tCO₂e over the same span (down 96%).
What does a site EUI of 0.3 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. 159 East 77th Street's 0.3 kBtu/ft² across 45,900 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (4 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 0.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,588 kWh of electricity and 68 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 159 East 77th Street to report its energy use?
159 East 77th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:12434555:2024). 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 159 East 77th Street's energy grade?
159 East 77th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 159 East 77th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 0.3 kBtu/ft² (0.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 45,900 sq ft, including 3,588 kWh of electricity.
What are 159 East 77th Street's carbon emissions?
159 East 77th Street reported 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 159 East 77th Street?
159 East 77th Street is in New York City, New York 10075. Its coordinates are 40.77337, -73.95919 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 159 East 77th Street and when was it built?
159 East 77th Street has 45,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 159 East 77th Street 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, “159 East 77th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/159-east-77th-street-1f4dd57c (data as of October 2, 2026).