178 Jefferson Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11206
At a glance
178 Jefferson Street is a 4,500-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 133.6 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 133.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 169.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 21,665 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,275 therms |
| Gross floor area | 4,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:57017293:2024 |
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
- 178 Jefferson Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11206
- Coordinates
- 40.70125, -73.92925
Within ~1 km
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How does 178 Jefferson 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 133.6 kBtu/ft² is about 78% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 4,500 sq ft, it is about 96% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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 133.6 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. 178 Jefferson Street's 133.6 kBtu/ft² across 4,500 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (176 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 169.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 21,665 kWh of electricity and 5,275 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 178 Jefferson Street to report its energy use?
178 Jefferson 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:57017293:2024). 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 178 Jefferson Street's energy grade?
178 Jefferson Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 133.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 178 Jefferson Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 133.6 kBtu/ft² (169.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 4,500 sq ft, including 21,665 kWh of electricity and 5,275 therms of natural gas.
What are 178 Jefferson Street's carbon emissions?
178 Jefferson Street reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 178 Jefferson Street?
178 Jefferson Street is in New York City, New York 11206. Its coordinates are 40.70125, -73.92925 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 178 Jefferson Street and when was it built?
178 Jefferson Street has 4,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 178 Jefferson 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, “178 Jefferson Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/178-jefferson-street-395ab9e8 (data as of October 2, 2026).