74 East 79 Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10075
At a glance
74 East 79 Street is a 63,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1899. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 47 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 70.2 kBtu/ft² and 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 47 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 70.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 314 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 375,025 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,403 therms |
| Gross floor area | 63,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20704221:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 47 | +4 | 70.2 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 43 | ±0 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 43 | 78.7 kBtu/ft² | 304 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
- 74 East 79 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10075
- Coordinates
- 40.77593, -73.96123
Within ~1 km
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How does 74 East 79 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. 74 East 79 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 70.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 63,000 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1899, 53 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 74 East 79 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 74 East 79 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2022 to 47 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 304 tCO₂e to 314 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 74 East 79 Street's 70.2 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,296 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 375,025 kWh of electricity and 31,403 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 74 East 79 Street to report its energy use?
74 East 79 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:20704221:2024). 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 74 East 79 Street's energy grade?
74 East 79 Street scores 47 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 74 East 79 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.2 kBtu/ft² (109.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 63,000 sq ft, including 375,025 kWh of electricity and 31,403 therms of natural gas.
What are 74 East 79 Street's carbon emissions?
74 East 79 Street reported 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 74 East 79 Street?
74 East 79 Street is in New York City, New York 10075. Its coordinates are 40.77593, -73.96123 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 74 East 79 Street and when was it built?
74 East 79 Street has 63,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1899 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 74 East 79 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, “74 East 79 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/74-east-79-street-b43eeb80 (data as of October 2, 2026).