255 West 75th Street

How does 255 West 75th 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. 255 West 75th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 115.8 kBtu/ft² is about 55% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 27,713 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 255 West 75th Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 255 West 75th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2022 to 61 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 128.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 115.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 208 tCO₂e to 203 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. 255 West 75th Street's 115.8 kBtu/ft² across 27,713 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (941 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 154.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 152,173 kWh of electricity and 26,894 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 255 West 75th Street to report its energy use?

255 West 75th 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:24896812:2024). 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.