244 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10025
At a glance
244 Riverside Drive is a 50,191-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 72 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 84.2 kBtu/ft² and 336 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% 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 | 72 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 84.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 336 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 157,681 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,041 therms |
| Water use | 1,487 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,191 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15088384:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 72 | +6 | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 336 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 66 | -5 | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 71 | 93.5 kBtu/ft² | 315 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
- 244 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.79642, -73.97440
Within ~1 km
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How does 244 Riverside Drive 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. 244 Riverside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 84.2 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,191 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 244 Riverside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 244 Riverside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2022 to 72 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 93.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 84.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 315 tCO₂e to 336 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 244 Riverside Drive's 84.2 kBtu/ft² across 50,191 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,239 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 104.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 157,681 kWh of electricity, 1,041 therms of natural gas and 1,487 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 244 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
244 Riverside Drive 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:15088384:2024). 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 244 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
244 Riverside Drive scores 72 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 244 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.2 kBtu/ft² (104.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,191 sq ft, including 157,681 kWh of electricity and 1,041 therms of natural gas.
What are 244 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
244 Riverside Drive reported 336 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 244 Riverside Drive?
244 Riverside Drive is in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.79642, -73.97440 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 244 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
244 Riverside Drive has 50,191 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 244 Riverside Drive 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, “244 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/244-riverside-drive-8770a435 (data as of October 2, 2026).