34 West 17th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
34 West 17th Street is a 28,029-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.0 kBtu/ft² and 89 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 89 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 196,083 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,125 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,029 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20583447:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 36.7 kBtu/ft² | 77 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
- 34 West 17th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73843, -73.99347
Within ~1 km
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How does 34 West 17th 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 35.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 38% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,029 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 34 West 17th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 34 West 17th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 36.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 89 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 35.0 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. 34 West 17th Street's 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,029 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (288 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 78.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 196,083 kWh of electricity and 3,125 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 34 West 17th Street to report its energy use?
34 West 17th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:20583447:2023). 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 34 West 17th Street's energy grade?
34 West 17th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 34 West 17th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft² (78.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,029 sq ft, including 196,083 kWh of electricity and 3,125 therms of natural gas.
What are 34 West 17th Street's carbon emissions?
34 West 17th Street reported 89 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 34 West 17th Street?
34 West 17th Street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73843, -73.99347 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 34 West 17th Street and when was it built?
34 West 17th Street has 28,029 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 34 West 17th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “34 West 17th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/34-west-17th-street-7f0e4390 (data as of October 2, 2026).