8 East 83rd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 8 E. 83RD ST. · 10028
At a glance
8 East 83rd Street is a 175,531-square-foot multifamily housing building at 8 E. 83RD ST. in New York City, New York, built in 1963. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 79.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,073 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% 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 | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 79.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,073 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 891,080 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 5,044 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 175,531 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:49383811:2024 |
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
- 8 E. 83RD ST.
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77939, -73.96139
Within ~1 km
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How does 8 East 83rd 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. 8 East 83rd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 175,531 sq ft, it is about 74% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 11 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. 8 East 83rd Street's 79.3 kBtu/ft² across 175,531 sq ft works out to about 13.9 billion Btu (4,079 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 891,080 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 5,044 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 8 East 83rd Street to report its energy use?
8 East 83rd 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:49383811:2024). 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 8 East 83rd Street's energy grade?
8 East 83rd Street scores 24 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 8 East 83rd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.3 kBtu/ft² (123.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 175,531 sq ft, including 891,080 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 8 East 83rd Street's carbon emissions?
8 East 83rd Street reported 1,073 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 8 East 83rd Street?
8 East 83rd Street is at 8 E. 83RD ST., in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77939, -73.96139 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 8 East 83rd Street and when was it built?
8 East 83rd Street has 175,531 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 8 East 83rd 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, “8 East 83rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/8-east-83rd-street-060e571c (data as of October 2, 2026).