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CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall

College/University in New York City, NY · 145 West 180th St · 10453

At a glance

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall is a 31,075-square-foot college/university building at 145 West 180th St in New York City, New York, built in 1936. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 569.5 kBtu/ft² and 2,011 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
569.5
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
2,011
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
64.7
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
31,075
sq ft
Year built
1936
vintage
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Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI569.5 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI1571.7 kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions2,011 tCO₂e
GHG intensity64.7 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity5,067,123 kWh
Natural gas4,094 therms
Gross floor area31,075 sq ft
Source recordnyc:21353871:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—569.5 kBtu/ft²2,011 tCO₂e
2023—776.6 kBtu/ft²2,599 tCO₂e
2022—757.7 kBtu/ft²1,976 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
145 West 180th St
State
New York
ZIP
10453
Coordinates
40.85617, -73.91308

Within ~1 km

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How does CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall compare with other college/university buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 553 college/university buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 569.5 kBtu/ft² is about 503% above the average of 94.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 64.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 979% above the group average of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 31,075 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 202,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1936, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².

How has CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 757.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 569.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,976 tCO₂e to 2,011 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does a site EUI of 569.5 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. CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall's 569.5 kBtu/ft² across 31,075 sq ft works out to about 17.7 billion Btu (5,187 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 1571.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,067,123 kWh of electricity and 4,094 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall to report its energy use?

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall 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:21353871:2024). 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 CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall's energy grade?

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 569.5 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 569.5 kBtu/ft² (1571.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,075 sq ft, including 5,067,123 kWh of electricity and 4,094 therms of natural gas.

What are CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall's carbon emissions?

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall reported 2,011 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (64.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall?

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall is at 145 West 180th St, in New York City, New York 10453. Its coordinates are 40.85617, -73.91308 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.

How big is CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall and when was it built?

CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall has 31,075 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1936 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.

Is CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall 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, “CUNY CC > BCC_345_Bronx CC: Bliss Hall, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/cuny-cc-bcc-345-bronx-cc-bliss-hall-7160b61d (data as of October 2, 2026).