185 Wilson Street
K-12 School in New York City, NY · 11211
At a glance
185 Wilson Street is a 28,110-square-foot K-12 school in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 66.5 kBtu/ft² and 182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% of the 2,052 scored K-12 school buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 66.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 162.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 182 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 436,133 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,813 therms |
| Water use | 3,000 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,110 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:29556768:2023 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 185 Wilson Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11211
- Coordinates
- 40.70675, -73.96035
Within ~1 km
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How does 185 Wilson Street compare with other K-12 school buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 2,301 K-12 school buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 185 Wilson Street's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 66.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,110 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1954). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 185 Wilson Street's 66.5 kBtu/ft² across 28,110 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (548 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 162.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 436,133 kWh of electricity, 3,813 therms of natural gas and 3,000 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 185 Wilson Street to report its energy use?
185 Wilson 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:29556768:2023). 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 185 Wilson Street's energy grade?
185 Wilson Street scores 12 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 185 Wilson Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 66.5 kBtu/ft² (162.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,110 sq ft, including 436,133 kWh of electricity and 3,813 therms of natural gas.
What are 185 Wilson Street's carbon emissions?
185 Wilson Street reported 182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 185 Wilson Street?
185 Wilson Street is in New York City, New York 11211. Its coordinates are 40.70675, -73.96035 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 185 Wilson Street and when was it built?
185 Wilson Street has 28,110 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is 185 Wilson 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, “185 Wilson Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/185-wilson-street-42b9c2db (data as of October 2, 2026).