701 West 189th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10040
At a glance
701 West 189th Street is a 76,389-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 114.7 kBtu/ft² and 556 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 114.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 157.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 556 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 478,238 kWh |
| Natural gas | 71,295 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,389 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10358680:2023 |
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
- 701 West 189th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10040
- Coordinates
- 40.85538, -73.93345
Within ~1 km
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How does 701 West 189th 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 114.7 kBtu/ft² is about 53% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,389 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 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 114.7 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. 701 West 189th Street's 114.7 kBtu/ft² across 76,389 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,568 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 157.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 478,238 kWh of electricity and 71,295 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 701 West 189th Street to report its energy use?
701 West 189th 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:10358680:2023). 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 701 West 189th Street's energy grade?
701 West 189th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 114.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 701 West 189th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 114.7 kBtu/ft² (157.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,389 sq ft, including 478,238 kWh of electricity and 71,295 therms of natural gas.
What are 701 West 189th Street's carbon emissions?
701 West 189th Street reported 556 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 701 West 189th Street?
701 West 189th Street is in New York City, New York 10040. Its coordinates are 40.85538, -73.93345 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 701 West 189th Street and when was it built?
701 West 189th Street has 76,389 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 701 West 189th 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, “701 West 189th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/701-west-189th-street-2a64a49c (data as of October 2, 2026).