88 Morningside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10027
At a glance
88 Morningside Drive is a 202,146-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 72.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,026 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 58% 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 | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 72.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 110.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,026 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,183,089 kWh |
| Natural gas | 105,716 therms |
| Water use | 9,440 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 202,146 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2809943:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 76 | -1 | 72.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,026 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | -9 | 69.6 kBtu/ft² | 953 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 814 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
- 88 Morningside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10027
- Coordinates
- 40.80796, -73.95803
Within ~1 km
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How does 88 Morningside Drive 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. 88 Morningside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 72.3 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 202,146 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 28 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 88 Morningside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 88 Morningside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 76 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 69.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 72.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 814 tCO₂e to 1,026 tCO₂e over the same span (up 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 88 Morningside Drive's 72.3 kBtu/ft² across 202,146 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,283 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,183,089 kWh of electricity, 105,716 therms of natural gas and 9,440 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 88 Morningside Drive to report its energy use?
88 Morningside Drive 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:2809943:2024). 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 88 Morningside Drive's energy grade?
88 Morningside Drive scores 76 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 88 Morningside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 72.3 kBtu/ft² (110.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 202,146 sq ft, including 1,183,089 kWh of electricity and 105,716 therms of natural gas.
What are 88 Morningside Drive's carbon emissions?
88 Morningside Drive reported 1,026 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 88 Morningside Drive?
88 Morningside Drive is in New York City, New York 10027. Its coordinates are 40.80796, -73.95803 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 88 Morningside Drive and when was it built?
88 Morningside Drive has 202,146 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 88 Morningside Drive 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, “88 Morningside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/88-morningside-drive-578b2cab (data as of October 2, 2026).