169 Spring Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10012
At a glance
169 Spring Street is a 34,276-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.6 kBtu/ft² and 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 130.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 195 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 348,175 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,965 therms |
| Gross floor area | 34,276 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21300437:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 66.6 kBtu/ft² | 195 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 62.2 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 157 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
- 169 Spring Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72472, -74.00227
Within ~1 km
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How does 169 Spring 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 66.6 kBtu/ft² is about 11% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,276 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 169 Spring Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 169 Spring Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 65.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 157 tCO₂e to 195 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 66.6 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. 169 Spring Street's 66.6 kBtu/ft² across 34,276 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (669 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 130.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 348,175 kWh of electricity and 10,965 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 169 Spring Street to report its energy use?
169 Spring 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:21300437:2024). 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 169 Spring Street's energy grade?
169 Spring Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 169 Spring Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.6 kBtu/ft² (130.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,276 sq ft, including 348,175 kWh of electricity and 10,965 therms of natural gas.
What are 169 Spring Street's carbon emissions?
169 Spring Street reported 195 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 169 Spring Street?
169 Spring Street is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72472, -74.00227 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 169 Spring Street and when was it built?
169 Spring Street has 34,276 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 169 Spring 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, “169 Spring Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/169-spring-street-b299684e (data as of October 2, 2026).