Andrews: 170 Mercer St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 170 Mercer St · 10012
At a glance
Andrews: 170 Mercer St is a 31,091-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.0 kBtu/ft² and 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 173 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 310,883 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,610 therms |
| Water use | 363 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,091 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6282459:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.0 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 73.9 kBtu/ft² | 154 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 170 Mercer St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72544, -73.99789
Within ~1 km
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How does Andrews: 170 Mercer St 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 65.0 kBtu/ft² is about 13% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,091 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 Andrews: 170 Mercer St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Andrews: 170 Mercer St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 73.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 154 tCO₂e to 173 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 65.0 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. Andrews: 170 Mercer St's 65.0 kBtu/ft² across 31,091 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (592 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 128.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 310,883 kWh of electricity, 9,610 therms of natural gas and 363 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Andrews: 170 Mercer St to report its energy use?
Andrews: 170 Mercer St 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:6282459:2024). 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 Andrews: 170 Mercer St's energy grade?
Andrews: 170 Mercer St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Andrews: 170 Mercer St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.0 kBtu/ft² (128.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,091 sq ft, including 310,883 kWh of electricity and 9,610 therms of natural gas.
What are Andrews: 170 Mercer St's carbon emissions?
Andrews: 170 Mercer St reported 173 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Andrews: 170 Mercer St?
Andrews: 170 Mercer St is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72544, -73.99789 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Andrews: 170 Mercer St and when was it built?
Andrews: 170 Mercer St has 31,091 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Andrews: 170 Mercer St 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, “Andrews: 170 Mercer St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/andrews-170-mercer-st-c802aed9 (data as of October 2, 2026).