215 East 72nd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 215 E. 72ND ST. · 10021
At a glance
215 East 72nd Street is a 86,422-square-foot multifamily housing building at 215 E. 72ND ST. in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.5 kBtu/ft² and 359 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 359 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 299,784 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,499 therms |
| Water use | 1,979 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 86,422 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6293314:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 359 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 96 | +2 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 359 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 443 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
- 215 E. 72ND ST.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76952, -73.96004
Within ~1 km
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How does 215 East 72nd 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 64.5 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,422 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 23 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 215 East 72nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 215 East 72nd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2022 to 96 in 2023 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 68.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 443 tCO₂e to 359 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does a site EUI of 64.5 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. 215 East 72nd Street's 64.5 kBtu/ft² across 86,422 sq ft works out to about 5.6 billion Btu (1,634 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 88.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 299,784 kWh of electricity, 45,499 therms of natural gas and 1,979 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 215 East 72nd Street to report its energy use?
215 East 72nd 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:6293314:2024). 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 215 East 72nd Street's energy grade?
215 East 72nd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 215 East 72nd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft² (88.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 86,422 sq ft, including 299,784 kWh of electricity and 45,499 therms of natural gas.
What are 215 East 72nd Street's carbon emissions?
215 East 72nd Street reported 359 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 215 East 72nd Street?
215 East 72nd Street is at 215 E. 72ND ST., in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76952, -73.96004 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 215 East 72nd Street and when was it built?
215 East 72nd Street has 86,422 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 215 East 72nd 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, “215 East 72nd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/215-east-72nd-street-fdfc9cee (data as of October 2, 2026).