5 East 16th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 5 E. 16Th Street · 10003
At a glance
5 East 16th Street is a 55,964-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5 E. 16Th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 50.2 kBtu/ft² and 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 50.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 72.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 188 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 184,836 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,796 therms |
| Water use | 710 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,964 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3956557:2024 |
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
- 5 E. 16Th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73720, -73.99231
Within ~1 km
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How does 5 East 16th 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 50.2 kBtu/ft² is about 33% 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 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,964 sq ft, it is about 45% 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.
What does a site EUI of 50.2 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. 5 East 16th Street's 50.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,964 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (823 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 72.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 184,836 kWh of electricity, 21,796 therms of natural gas and 710 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5 East 16th Street to report its energy use?
5 East 16th 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:3956557:2024). 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 5 East 16th Street's energy grade?
5 East 16th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5 East 16th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft² (72.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,964 sq ft, including 184,836 kWh of electricity and 21,796 therms of natural gas.
What are 5 East 16th Street's carbon emissions?
5 East 16th Street reported 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 5 East 16th Street?
5 East 16th Street is at 5 E. 16Th Street, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73720, -73.99231 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 5 East 16th Street and when was it built?
5 East 16th Street has 55,964 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5 East 16th 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, “5 East 16th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/5-east-16th-street-9713bfe4 (data as of October 2, 2026).