229 West 74th Street Corp
Performing Arts in New York City, NY · 229 West 74th St/ 2121 Broadway · 10023
At a glance
229 West 74th Street Corp is a 40,300-square-foot performing arts building at 229 West 74th St/ 2121 Broadway in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 304.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,070 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 304.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 511.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,070 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 26.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,340,619 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 40,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6702420:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 304.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,070 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 458.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,420 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
- 229 West 74th St/ 2121 Broadway
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 229 West 74th Street Corp compare with other performing arts buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 107 performing arts buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 304.8 kBtu/ft² is about 252% above the average of 86.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 26.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 253% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 40,300 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 110,748 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1935).
How has 229 West 74th Street Corp's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 229 West 74th Street Corp, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 458.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 304.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,420 tCO₂e to 1,070 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 304.8 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. 229 West 74th Street Corp's 304.8 kBtu/ft² across 40,300 sq ft works out to about 12.3 billion Btu (3,600 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 511.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,340,619 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 229 West 74th Street Corp to report its energy use?
229 West 74th Street Corp 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:6702420:2023). 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 229 West 74th Street Corp's energy grade?
229 West 74th Street Corp did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 304.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 229 West 74th Street Corp use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 304.8 kBtu/ft² (511.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,300 sq ft, including 1,340,619 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 229 West 74th Street Corp's carbon emissions?
229 West 74th Street Corp reported 1,070 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (26.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 229 West 74th Street Corp?
229 West 74th Street Corp is at 229 West 74th St/ 2121 Broadway, in New York City, New York 10023.
How big is 229 West 74th Street Corp and when was it built?
229 West 74th Street Corp has 40,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as performing arts.
Is 229 West 74th Street Corp 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, “229 West 74th Street Corp, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/229-west-74th-street-corp-abd93a26 (data as of October 2, 2026).