Continental Towers
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 301 East 79th Street · 10075
At a glance
Continental Towers is a 425,743-square-foot multifamily housing building at 301 East 79th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 96.7 kBtu/ft² and 2,640 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 25% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 96.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 142.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,640 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,070,904 kWh |
| Water use | 21,574 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 425,743 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4043292:2022 |
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
- 301 East 79th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10075
- Coordinates
- 40.77319, -73.95469
Within ~1 km
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How does Continental Towers 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. Continental Towers's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 96.7 kBtu/ft² is about 29% 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 425,743 sq ft, it is about 322% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. Continental Towers's 96.7 kBtu/ft² across 425,743 sq ft works out to about 41.2 billion Btu (12,066 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 142.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,070,904 kWh of electricity and 21,574 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Continental Towers to report its energy use?
Continental Towers 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:4043292:2022). 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 Continental Towers's energy grade?
Continental Towers scores 42 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Continental Towers use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 96.7 kBtu/ft² (142.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 425,743 sq ft, including 3,070,904 kWh of electricity.
What are Continental Towers's carbon emissions?
Continental Towers reported 2,640 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Continental Towers?
Continental Towers is at 301 East 79th Street, in New York City, New York 10075. Its coordinates are 40.77319, -73.95469 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Continental Towers and when was it built?
Continental Towers has 425,743 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Continental Towers covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Continental Towers, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/continental-towers-48655fbf (data as of October 2, 2026).