250 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10025
At a glance
250 Riverside Drive is a 116,020-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1918. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 49.1 kBtu/ft² and 342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 49.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 66.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 342 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 299,430 kWh |
| Water use | 3,359 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 116,020 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4398548:2022 |
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
- 250 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.79674, -73.97389
Within ~1 km
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How does 250 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. 250 Riverside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 10%. Its site EUI of 49.1 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 116,020 sq ft, it is about 15% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 34 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 250 Riverside Drive's 49.1 kBtu/ft² across 116,020 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,670 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 66.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 299,430 kWh of electricity and 3,359 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 250 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
250 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:4398548:2022). 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 250 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
250 Riverside Drive scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 250 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 49.1 kBtu/ft² (66.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 116,020 sq ft, including 299,430 kWh of electricity.
What are 250 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
250 Riverside Drive reported 342 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 250 Riverside Drive?
250 Riverside Drive is in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.79674, -73.97389 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 250 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
250 Riverside Drive has 116,020 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1918 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 250 Riverside Drive covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “250 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/250-riverside-drive-fa1bf23f (data as of October 2, 2026).