159 West 24th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
159 West 24th Street is a 31,312-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 36 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 77.9 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 36 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 77.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 144.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 232,312 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,457 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,312 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:36340942:2024 |
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
- 159 West 24th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74425, -73.99392
Within ~1 km
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How does 159 West 24th 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. 159 West 24th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 77.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,312 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. 159 West 24th Street's 77.9 kBtu/ft² across 31,312 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (715 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 144.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 232,312 kWh of electricity and 9,457 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 159 West 24th Street to report its energy use?
159 West 24th 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:36340942:2024). 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 West 24th Street's energy grade?
159 West 24th Street scores 36 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 159 West 24th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.9 kBtu/ft² (144.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,312 sq ft, including 232,312 kWh of electricity and 9,457 therms of natural gas.
What are 159 West 24th Street's carbon emissions?
159 West 24th Street reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 159 West 24th Street?
159 West 24th Street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74425, -73.99392 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 159 West 24th Street and when was it built?
159 West 24th Street has 31,312 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 159 West 24th 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 West 24th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/159-west-24th-street-07c97a24 (data as of October 2, 2026).