5 East 17th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10003
At a glance
5 East 17th Street is a 51,345-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 51.9 kBtu/ft² and 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 51.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 211 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 366,229 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,137 therms |
| Water use | 809 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 51,345 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4479763:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 215 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
- 5 East 17th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73772, -73.99171
Within ~1 km
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How does 5 East 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 51.9 kBtu/ft² is about 31% 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 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,345 sq ft, it is about half of 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 5 East 17th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 5 East 17th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 60.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 51.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 215 tCO₂e to 211 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 51.9 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 17th Street's 51.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,345 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (781 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 97.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 366,229 kWh of electricity, 14,137 therms of natural gas and 809 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5 East 17th Street to report its energy use?
5 East 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:4479763:2023). 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 5 East 17th Street's energy grade?
5 East 17th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 51.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5 East 17th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 51.9 kBtu/ft² (97.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,345 sq ft, including 366,229 kWh of electricity and 14,137 therms of natural gas.
What are 5 East 17th Street's carbon emissions?
5 East 17th Street reported 211 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5 East 17th Street?
5 East 17th Street is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73772, -73.99171 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 5 East 17th Street and when was it built?
5 East 17th Street has 51,345 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 5 East 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, “5 East 17th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/5-east-17th-street-df27d40d (data as of October 2, 2026).