161 Lexington
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 161 Lexington Ave · 10016
At a glance
161 Lexington is a 51,953-square-foot multifamily housing building at 161 Lexington Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1908. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.8 kBtu/ft² and 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 170 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 590,783 kWh |
| Water use | 5,381 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 51,953 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19920486:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 161 Lexington Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74397, -73.98148
Within ~1 km
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How does 161 Lexington 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 38.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,953 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 44 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 a site EUI of 38.8 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. 161 Lexington's 38.8 kBtu/ft² across 51,953 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (591 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 108.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 590,783 kWh of electricity and 5,381 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 161 Lexington to report its energy use?
161 Lexington 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:19920486:2022). 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 161 Lexington's energy grade?
161 Lexington did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 161 Lexington use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 38.8 kBtu/ft² (108.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,953 sq ft, including 590,783 kWh of electricity.
What are 161 Lexington's carbon emissions?
161 Lexington reported 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 161 Lexington?
161 Lexington is at 161 Lexington Ave, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74397, -73.98148 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 161 Lexington and when was it built?
161 Lexington has 51,953 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 161 Lexington 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, “161 Lexington, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/161-lexington-216bc330 (data as of October 2, 2026).