215 West 20th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
215 West 20th Street is a 26,250-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.8 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 63.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 145,127 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,599 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,250 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6134883:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 28.8 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.6 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 32.8 kBtu/ft² | 64 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 West 20th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74260, -73.99786
Within ~1 km
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How does 215 West 20th 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 28.8 kBtu/ft² is about 62% 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 26,250 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 West 20th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 215 West 20th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 32.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 28.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 64 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does a site EUI of 28.8 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 West 20th Street's 28.8 kBtu/ft² across 26,250 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (222 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 63.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 145,127 kWh of electricity and 2,599 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 215 West 20th Street to report its energy use?
215 West 20th 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:6134883:2024). 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 West 20th Street's energy grade?
215 West 20th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 215 West 20th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.8 kBtu/ft² (63.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,250 sq ft, including 145,127 kWh of electricity and 2,599 therms of natural gas.
What are 215 West 20th Street's carbon emissions?
215 West 20th Street reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 215 West 20th Street?
215 West 20th Street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74260, -73.99786 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 215 West 20th Street and when was it built?
215 West 20th Street has 26,250 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 215 West 20th 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 West 20th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/215-west-20th-street-b082d952 (data as of October 2, 2026).