20 Cliff St.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 20 Cliff Street · 10305
At a glance
20 Cliff St. is a 146,640-square-foot multifamily housing building at 20 Cliff Street in New York City, New York, built in 1964. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 83 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 61.3 kBtu/ft² and 574 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 67% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 83 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 61.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 574 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 435,294 kWh |
| Natural gas | 73,095 therms |
| Water use | 3,084 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 146,640 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4043198:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 83 | -7 | 61.3 kBtu/ft² | 574 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 90 | -3 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 529 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | 60.0 kBtu/ft² | 515 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
- 20 Cliff Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10305
- Coordinates
- 40.61126, -74.06050
Within ~1 km
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How does 20 Cliff 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. 20 Cliff St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 67% of them and lower than 32%. Its site EUI of 61.3 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 146,640 sq ft, it is about 45% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 12 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.
How has 20 Cliff St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 20 Cliff St., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2022 to 83 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 93. Site EUI moved from 60.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 61.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 515 tCO₂e to 574 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 20 Cliff St.'s 61.3 kBtu/ft² across 146,640 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,634 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 82.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 435,294 kWh of electricity, 73,095 therms of natural gas and 3,084 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 20 Cliff St. to report its energy use?
20 Cliff 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:4043198:2024). 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 20 Cliff St.'s energy grade?
20 Cliff St. scores 83 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 20 Cliff St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.3 kBtu/ft² (82.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 146,640 sq ft, including 435,294 kWh of electricity and 73,095 therms of natural gas.
What are 20 Cliff St.'s carbon emissions?
20 Cliff St. reported 574 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 20 Cliff St.?
20 Cliff St. is at 20 Cliff Street, in New York City, New York 10305. Its coordinates are 40.61126, -74.06050 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 20 Cliff St. and when was it built?
20 Cliff St. has 146,640 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 20 Cliff St. 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, “20 Cliff St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/20-cliff-st-cad79433 (data as of October 2, 2026).