77 Fifth Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 77 5th Ave · 10003
At a glance
77 Fifth Avenue is a 71,334-square-foot multifamily housing building at 77 5th Ave in New York City, New York, built in 1984. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.6 kBtu/ft² and 271 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 86.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 271 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 430,440 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,283 therms |
| Water use | 2,691 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 71,334 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2707766:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 271 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 73 | -6 | 55.3 kBtu/ft² | 268 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 79 | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 236 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
- 77 5th Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73696, -73.99291
Within ~1 km
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How does 77 Fifth Avenue 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 47.6 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,334 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 32 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 77 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 77 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2022 to 73 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 79. Site EUI moved from 55.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 236 tCO₂e to 271 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 47.6 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. 77 Fifth Avenue's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,334 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (995 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 430,440 kWh of electricity, 19,283 therms of natural gas and 2,691 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 77 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
77 Fifth Avenue 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:2707766:2024). 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 77 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
77 Fifth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 77 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft² (86.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,334 sq ft, including 430,440 kWh of electricity and 19,283 therms of natural gas.
What are 77 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
77 Fifth Avenue reported 271 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 77 Fifth Avenue?
77 Fifth Avenue is at 77 5th Ave, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73696, -73.99291 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 77 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
77 Fifth Avenue has 71,334 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 77 Fifth Avenue 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, “77 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/77-fifth-avenue-e9c20c5e (data as of October 2, 2026).