164 West 74th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10023
At a glance
164 West 74th Street is a 38,534-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.7 kBtu/ft² and 105 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 29.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 66.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 105 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 230,566 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,565 therms |
| Water use | 58 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,534 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25789747:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 29.7 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 92 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
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Location
- Address
- 164 West 74th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
- Coordinates
- 40.77962, -73.97997
Within ~1 km
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How does 164 West 74th 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. Its site EUI of 29.7 kBtu/ft² is about 60% 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,534 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 164 West 74th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 164 West 74th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 31.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 29.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 92 tCO₂e to 105 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 29.7 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. 164 West 74th Street's 29.7 kBtu/ft² across 38,534 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (335 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 66.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 230,566 kWh of electricity, 3,565 therms of natural gas and 58 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 164 West 74th Street to report its energy use?
164 West 74th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:25789747:2023). 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 164 West 74th Street's energy grade?
164 West 74th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 164 West 74th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 29.7 kBtu/ft² (66.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,534 sq ft, including 230,566 kWh of electricity and 3,565 therms of natural gas.
What are 164 West 74th Street's carbon emissions?
164 West 74th Street reported 105 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 164 West 74th Street?
164 West 74th Street is in New York City, New York 10023. Its coordinates are 40.77962, -73.97997 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 164 West 74th Street and when was it built?
164 West 74th Street has 38,534 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 164 West 74th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “164 West 74th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/164-west-74th-street-1dc1bed7 (data as of October 2, 2026).