160 East 72nd St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 158 EAST 72 STREET · 10021
At a glance
160 East 72nd St is a 67,444-square-foot multifamily housing building at 158 EAST 72 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.6 kBtu/ft² and 292 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 89.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 292 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 290,012 kWh |
| Natural gas | 303 therms |
| Water use | 1,710 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 67,444 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2670531:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 292 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 76 | +27 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 49 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 306 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
- 158 EAST 72 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.77019, -73.96168
Within ~1 km
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How does 160 East 72nd St 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. Its site EUI of 54.6 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,444 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 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 160 East 72nd St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 160 East 72nd St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2022 to 76 in 2023 (+27 points). Site EUI moved from 64.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 306 tCO₂e to 292 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 54.6 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. 160 East 72nd St's 54.6 kBtu/ft² across 67,444 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,079 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 89.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 290,012 kWh of electricity, 303 therms of natural gas and 1,710 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 160 East 72nd St to report its energy use?
160 East 72nd St 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:2670531:2024). 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 160 East 72nd St's energy grade?
160 East 72nd St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 160 East 72nd St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.6 kBtu/ft² (89.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,444 sq ft, including 290,012 kWh of electricity and 303 therms of natural gas.
What are 160 East 72nd St's carbon emissions?
160 East 72nd St reported 292 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 160 East 72nd St?
160 East 72nd St is at 158 EAST 72 STREET, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.77019, -73.96168 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 160 East 72nd St and when was it built?
160 East 72nd St has 67,444 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 160 East 72nd St 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, “160 East 72nd St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/160-east-72nd-st-20a69e5d (data as of October 2, 2026).