Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 79 Reade Street · 10007
At a glance
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street is a 43,338-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1885. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.5 kBtu/ft² and 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 209 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 455,837 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,490 therms |
| Water use | 3,053 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 43,338 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6794067:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 49.1 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 150 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
- 79 Reade Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10007
- Coordinates
- 40.71522, -74.00710
Within ~1 km
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How does Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade 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. Its site EUI of 47.5 kBtu/ft² is about 37% 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,338 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1885, 67 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 Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 47.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 150 tCO₂e to 209 tCO₂e over the same span (up 39%).
What does a site EUI of 47.5 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. Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street's 47.5 kBtu/ft² across 43,338 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (603 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 455,837 kWh of electricity, 2,490 therms of natural gas and 3,053 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street to report its energy use?
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade 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:6794067:2024). 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 Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street's energy grade?
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.5 kBtu/ft² (113.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,338 sq ft, including 455,837 kWh of electricity and 2,490 therms of natural gas.
What are Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street's carbon emissions?
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street reported 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street?
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street is in New York City, New York 10007. Its coordinates are 40.71522, -74.00710 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street and when was it built?
Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street has 43,338 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1885 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade 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, “Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/brownstone-professional-services-79-reade-street-8b7e47f3 (data as of October 2, 2026).