259 East 7th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10009
At a glance
259 East 7th Street is a 25,115-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2006. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.5 kBtu/ft² and 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 109 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 171,182 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,853 therms |
| Water use | 297 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,115 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6159669:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 48.1 kBtu/ft² | 95 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 87 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 259 East 7th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72365, -73.97781
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
Multifamily Housing · 5,348,775 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 2,135,564 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 2,134,664 sq ft
- WALDscore —
Multifamily Housing · 1,702,331 sq ft
- 75 Columbia Street - 41109score 22
Multifamily Housing · 1,310,298 sq ft
- RIIS - Bldgs 1-8score —
Multifamily Housing · 637,100 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does 259 East 7th 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 54.5 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,115 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 54 years later 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 259 East 7th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 259 East 7th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 87 tCO₂e to 109 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
What does a site EUI of 54.5 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. 259 East 7th Street's 54.5 kBtu/ft² across 25,115 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (401 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 171,182 kWh of electricity, 7,853 therms of natural gas and 297 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 259 East 7th Street to report its energy use?
259 East 7th 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:6159669:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in New York City
- 1636 University Ave· 25,100 sq ft · score 4 (D)
- 2082 Hughes Realty· 25,100 sq ft · score 2 (D)
- 1640 University Ave· 25,100 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Dunn Beulah: 1632 University Avenue· 25,100 sq ft · score 73 (B)
- Besen - 400 West 153 Street· 25,093 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 601 West 142nd Street· 25,091 sq ft · score 74 (B)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in New York City· 33,022 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is 259 East 7th Street's energy grade?
259 East 7th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 259 East 7th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.5 kBtu/ft² (97.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,115 sq ft, including 171,182 kWh of electricity and 7,853 therms of natural gas.
What are 259 East 7th Street's carbon emissions?
259 East 7th Street reported 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 259 East 7th Street?
259 East 7th Street is in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72365, -73.97781 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 259 East 7th Street and when was it built?
259 East 7th Street has 25,115 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 259 East 7th 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “259 East 7th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/259-east-7th-street-add545c3 (data as of October 2, 2026).