Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 156 Columbia Heights · 11201
At a glance
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS is a 89,445-square-foot multifamily housing building at 156 Columbia Heights in New York City, New York, built in 1937. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 58.6 kBtu/ft² and 349 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 64% 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 | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 58.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 349 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 334,515 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,980 therms |
| Gross floor area | 89,445 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4047040:2024 |
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
- 156 Columbia Heights
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69806, -73.99645
Within ~1 km
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How does Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 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. Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 58.6 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 89,445 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 15 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS's 58.6 kBtu/ft² across 89,445 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,536 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 334,515 kWh of electricity and 40,980 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS to report its energy use?
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 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:4047040:2024). 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 Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS's energy grade?
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS scores 81 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 Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.6 kBtu/ft² (83.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 89,445 sq ft, including 334,515 kWh of electricity and 40,980 therms of natural gas.
What are Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS's carbon emissions?
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS reported 349 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS is at 156 Columbia Heights, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69806, -73.99645 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS and when was it built?
Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS has 89,445 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 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, “Advanced: 156 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/advanced-156-columbia-heights-9585c5c6 (data as of October 2, 2026).