300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 300 East 85th Street · 10028
At a glance
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) is a 210,360-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1987. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 28 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 80.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,294 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% 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 | 28 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 80.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,294 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,843,416 kWh |
| Natural gas | 107,310 therms |
| Water use | 9,700 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 210,360 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6491743:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 28 | +25 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,294 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 3 | -29 | 126.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,797 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 32 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,164 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.
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Location
- Address
- 300 East 85th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77704, -73.95189
Within ~1 km
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How does 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th 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. 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)'s ENERGY STAR score of 28 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 80.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 210,360 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 35 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 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 32 in 2022 to 28 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 32. Site EUI moved from 83.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,164 tCO₂e to 1,294 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 28 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 28 means the building performs better than about 28% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 28 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 47 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. 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)'s 80.9 kBtu/ft² across 210,360 sq ft works out to about 17 billion Btu (4,988 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 137.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,843,416 kWh of electricity, 107,310 therms of natural gas and 9,700 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) to report its energy use?
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th 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:6491743:2024). 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 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)'s energy grade?
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) scores 28 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.9 kBtu/ft² (137.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 210,360 sq ft, including 1,843,416 kWh of electricity and 107,310 therms of natural gas.
What are 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)'s carbon emissions?
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) reported 1,294 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street)?
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) is in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77704, -73.95189 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) and when was it built?
300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street) has 210,360 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th 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).
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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, “300 E. 85th Housing Corp. (300 East 85th Street), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/300-e-85th-housing-corp-300-east-85th-street-cf74d31d (data as of October 2, 2026).