175 Lexington Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10016
At a glance
175 Lexington Avenue is a 25,284-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.2 kBtu/ft² and 115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 98.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 115 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 122,311 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,557 therms |
| Water use | 1,402 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,284 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6352394:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 112 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 108 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
- 175 Lexington Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74435, -73.98121
Within ~1 km
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How does 175 Lexington Avenue 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 66.2 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,284 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 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 175 Lexington Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 175 Lexington Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 108 tCO₂e to 115 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 66.2 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. 175 Lexington Avenue's 66.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,284 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (491 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 98.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 122,311 kWh of electricity, 12,557 therms of natural gas and 1,402 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 175 Lexington Avenue to report its energy use?
175 Lexington Avenue 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:6352394:2024). 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 175 Lexington Avenue's energy grade?
175 Lexington Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 175 Lexington Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.2 kBtu/ft² (98.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,284 sq ft, including 122,311 kWh of electricity and 12,557 therms of natural gas.
What are 175 Lexington Avenue's carbon emissions?
175 Lexington Avenue reported 115 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 175 Lexington Avenue?
175 Lexington Avenue is in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74435, -73.98121 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 175 Lexington Avenue and when was it built?
175 Lexington Avenue has 25,284 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 175 Lexington Avenue 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, “175 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/175-lexington-avenue-681cb7c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).