CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 559 W 156 st · 10032
At a glance
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st is a 47,130-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1909. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 129.0 kBtu/ft² and 476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% 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 | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 129.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 164.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 476 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 258,307 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,533 therms |
| Gross floor area | 47,130 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:19509014:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 8 | -5 | 129.0 kBtu/ft² | 476 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 13 | +4 | 116.5 kBtu/ft² | 427 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 9 | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 462 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
- 559 W 156 st
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10032
- Coordinates
- 40.83316, -73.94466
Within ~1 km
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How does CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 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. CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 129.0 kBtu/ft² is about 72% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 47,130 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 43 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 CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 13. Site EUI moved from 132.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 129.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 462 tCO₂e to 476 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st's 129.0 kBtu/ft² across 47,130 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,782 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 258,307 kWh of electricity and 5,533 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st to report its energy use?
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 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:19509014:2024). 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 CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st's energy grade?
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st scores 8 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 129.0 kBtu/ft² (164.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,130 sq ft, including 258,307 kWh of electricity and 5,533 therms of natural gas.
What are CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st's carbon emissions?
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st reported 476 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st?
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st is in New York City, New York 10032. Its coordinates are 40.83316, -73.94466 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st and when was it built?
CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st has 47,130 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 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, “CFF Consulting - 559 W 156 st, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cff-consulting-559-w-156-st-ed259f59 (data as of October 2, 2026).