Coltown - 5 Westminster Road
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 5 Westminster Road · 11218
At a glance
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road is a 39,688-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1924. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 37 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 106.1 kBtu/ft² and 259 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% 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 | 37 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 106.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 259 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 165,526 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,464 therms |
| Water use | 1,907 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 39,688 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25622267:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 37 | -21 | 106.1 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | -7 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 90.3 kBtu/ft² | 209 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
- 5 Westminster Road
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11218
- Coordinates
- 40.64889, -73.96871
Within ~1 km
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How does Coltown - 5 Westminster Road 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. Coltown - 5 Westminster Road's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 106.1 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 39,688 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 28 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 Coltown - 5 Westminster Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Coltown - 5 Westminster Road, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 37 in 2024 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 65. Site EUI moved from 90.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 106.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 17% increase. Reported emissions went from 209 tCO₂e to 259 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. Coltown - 5 Westminster Road's 106.1 kBtu/ft² across 39,688 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,234 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,526 kWh of electricity, 36,464 therms of natural gas and 1,907 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Coltown - 5 Westminster Road to report its energy use?
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road 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:25622267:2024). 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 Coltown - 5 Westminster Road's energy grade?
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road scores 37 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 Coltown - 5 Westminster Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 106.1 kBtu/ft² (136.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,688 sq ft, including 165,526 kWh of electricity and 36,464 therms of natural gas.
What are Coltown - 5 Westminster Road's carbon emissions?
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road reported 259 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Coltown - 5 Westminster Road?
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road is in New York City, New York 11218. Its coordinates are 40.64889, -73.96871 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Coltown - 5 Westminster Road and when was it built?
Coltown - 5 Westminster Road has 39,688 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1924 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Coltown - 5 Westminster Road 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, “Coltown - 5 Westminster Road, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/coltown-5-westminster-road-ef4038f9 (data as of October 2, 2026).