2128 79 Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11370
At a glance
2128 79 Street is a 32,448-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.5 kBtu/ft² and 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 50.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 53.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 87 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 16,397 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,448 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33904093:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 50.4 kBtu/ft² | 87 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
- 2128 79 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11370
- Coordinates
- 40.76998, -73.89084
Within ~1 km
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How does 2128 79 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 50.5 kBtu/ft² is about 33% 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,448 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 13 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 2128 79 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 2128 79 Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 50.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 50.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 87 tCO₂e to 87 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 50.5 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. 2128 79 Street's 50.5 kBtu/ft² across 32,448 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (480 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 53.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 16,397 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2128 79 Street to report its energy use?
2128 79 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:33904093:2024). 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 2128 79 Street's energy grade?
2128 79 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2128 79 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.5 kBtu/ft² (53.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,448 sq ft and 16,397 therms of natural gas.
What are 2128 79 Street's carbon emissions?
2128 79 Street reported 87 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 2128 79 Street?
2128 79 Street is in New York City, New York 11370. Its coordinates are 40.76998, -73.89084 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 2128 79 Street and when was it built?
2128 79 Street has 32,448 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 2128 79 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, “2128 79 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/2128-79-street-70b4203c (data as of October 2, 2026).