515 West 29th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10001
At a glance
515 West 29th Street is a 50,138-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2014. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.6 kBtu/ft² and 185 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 87.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 185 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 399,958 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,186 therms |
| Water use | 595 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,138 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15289391:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 185 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 154 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
- 515 West 29th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10001
- Coordinates
- 40.75186, -74.00239
Within ~1 km
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How does 515 West 29th 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 37.6 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 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,138 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 62 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 515 West 29th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 515 West 29th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 38.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 37.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 154 tCO₂e to 185 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).
What does a site EUI of 37.6 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. 515 West 29th Street's 37.6 kBtu/ft² across 50,138 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (552 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 87.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 399,958 kWh of electricity, 5,186 therms of natural gas and 595 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 515 West 29th Street to report its energy use?
515 West 29th 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:15289391:2024). 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 515 West 29th Street's energy grade?
515 West 29th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 515 West 29th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.6 kBtu/ft² (87.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,138 sq ft, including 399,958 kWh of electricity and 5,186 therms of natural gas.
What are 515 West 29th Street's carbon emissions?
515 West 29th Street reported 185 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 515 West 29th Street?
515 West 29th Street is in New York City, New York 10001. Its coordinates are 40.75186, -74.00239 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 515 West 29th Street and when was it built?
515 West 29th Street has 50,138 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 515 West 29th 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, “515 West 29th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/515-west-29th-street-7275a977 (data as of October 2, 2026).