824-834 E 161St HDFC
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 834 E. 161 St · 10459
At a glance
824-834 E 161St HDFC is a 26,460-square-foot multifamily housing building at 834 E. 161 St in New York City, New York, built in 1906. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 100.7 kBtu/ft² and 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 100.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 168 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 140,122 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,859 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,460 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6268616:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 115.4 kBtu/ft² | 179 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
- 834 E. 161 St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10459
- Coordinates
- 40.82060, -73.90186
Within ~1 km
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How does 824-834 E 161St HDFC 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 100.7 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,460 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 46 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 824-834 E 161St HDFC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 824-834 E 161St HDFC, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 115.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 100.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 179 tCO₂e to 168 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 100.7 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. 824-834 E 161St HDFC's 100.7 kBtu/ft² across 26,460 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (781 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 137.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 140,122 kWh of electricity and 21,859 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 824-834 E 161St HDFC to report its energy use?
824-834 E 161St HDFC 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:6268616:2023). 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 824-834 E 161St HDFC's energy grade?
824-834 E 161St HDFC did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 100.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 824-834 E 161St HDFC use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 100.7 kBtu/ft² (137.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,460 sq ft, including 140,122 kWh of electricity and 21,859 therms of natural gas.
What are 824-834 E 161St HDFC's carbon emissions?
824-834 E 161St HDFC reported 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 824-834 E 161St HDFC?
824-834 E 161St HDFC is at 834 E. 161 St, in New York City, New York 10459. Its coordinates are 40.82060, -73.90186 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 824-834 E 161St HDFC and when was it built?
824-834 E 161St HDFC has 26,460 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1906 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 824-834 E 161St HDFC 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, “824-834 E 161St HDFC, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/824-834-e-161st-hdfc-cac54357 (data as of October 2, 2026).