170 N 5th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 170 NORTH 5 ST · 11211
At a glance
170 N 5th St is a 15,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 170 NORTH 5 ST in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.1 kBtu/ft² and 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 134.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 83 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 168,892 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,858 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6277850:2023 |
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
- 170 NORTH 5 ST
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11211
- Coordinates
- 40.71616, -73.95803
Within ~1 km
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How does 170 N 5th 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 64.1 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 15,000 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 54 years later 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 64.1 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. 170 N 5th St's 64.1 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (282 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 134.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 168,892 kWh of electricity and 3,858 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 170 N 5th St to report its energy use?
170 N 5th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6277850:2023). 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 170 N 5th St's energy grade?
170 N 5th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 170 N 5th St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 64.1 kBtu/ft² (134.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 15,000 sq ft, including 168,892 kWh of electricity and 3,858 therms of natural gas.
What are 170 N 5th St's carbon emissions?
170 N 5th St reported 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 170 N 5th St?
170 N 5th St is at 170 NORTH 5 ST, in New York City, New York 11211. Its coordinates are 40.71616, -73.95803 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 170 N 5th St and when was it built?
170 N 5th St has 15,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 170 N 5th St 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, “170 N 5th St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/170-n-5th-st-7444e374 (data as of October 2, 2026).