AKAM - 300 East 74th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 300 East 74th Street · 10021
At a glance
AKAM - 300 East 74th Street is a 359,459-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1987. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 59 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 62.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,592 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% 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 | 59 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 62.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,592 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,862,081 kWh |
| Natural gas | 162,005 therms |
| Water use | 7,704 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 359,459 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4946287:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 59 | -25 | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,592 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 84 | -3 | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,203 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | 46.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,091 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
- 300 East 74th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76996, -73.95705
Within ~1 km
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How does AKAM - 300 East 74th 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. AKAM - 300 East 74th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 62.7 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 359,459 sq ft, it is about 256% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 35 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 AKAM - 300 East 74th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for AKAM - 300 East 74th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2022 to 59 in 2024 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 87. Site EUI moved from 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 35% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,091 tCO₂e to 1,592 tCO₂e over the same span (up 46%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. AKAM - 300 East 74th Street's 62.7 kBtu/ft² across 359,459 sq ft works out to about 22.5 billion Btu (6,605 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,862,081 kWh of electricity, 162,005 therms of natural gas and 7,704 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires AKAM - 300 East 74th Street to report its energy use?
AKAM - 300 East 74th 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:4946287:2024). 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 AKAM - 300 East 74th Street's energy grade?
AKAM - 300 East 74th Street scores 59 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does AKAM - 300 East 74th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.7 kBtu/ft² (96.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 359,459 sq ft, including 1,862,081 kWh of electricity and 162,005 therms of natural gas.
What are AKAM - 300 East 74th Street's carbon emissions?
AKAM - 300 East 74th Street reported 1,592 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is AKAM - 300 East 74th Street?
AKAM - 300 East 74th Street is in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76996, -73.95705 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is AKAM - 300 East 74th Street and when was it built?
AKAM - 300 East 74th Street has 359,459 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is AKAM - 300 East 74th 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, “AKAM - 300 East 74th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/akam-300-east-74th-street-7f815c4f (data as of October 2, 2026).