DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse
Other - Recreation in New York City, NY · 86th St at Central Park · 10028
At a glance
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse is a 3,138-square-foot other - recreation building at 86th St at Central Park in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 192.6 kBtu/ft² and 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 192.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 525.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 68 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 21.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 170,050 kWh |
| Natural gas | 241 therms |
| Gross floor area | 3,138 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:60421592:2024 |
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
- 86th St at Central Park
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.78237, -73.96524
Within ~1 km
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How does DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse compare with other other - recreation buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 264 other - recreation buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 192.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 166.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 21.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 13.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 3,138 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 27,514 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 192.6 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. DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse's 192.6 kBtu/ft² across 3,138 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (177 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 525.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 170,050 kWh of electricity and 241 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse to report its energy use?
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse 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:60421592:2024). 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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- DPR_3856_Roosevelt Boardwalk - Doty Avenue Comfort Station· 2,892 sq ft · EUI 56.2 kBtu/ft²
- DPR_9527_WT Davis Playground PS 31· 2,621 sq ft
- DPR_3789_FMCP-Playground For All Children Field House· 2,604 sq ft · EUI 21.5 kBtu/ft²
- DPR_3654_Macombs Dam Comfort Station· 2,600 sq ft
- DPR_3332_John Jay Park, Pool and Comfort Station· 2,600 sq ft
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Frequently asked questions
What is DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse's energy grade?
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 192.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 192.6 kBtu/ft² (525.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 3,138 sq ft, including 170,050 kWh of electricity and 241 therms of natural gas.
What are DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse's carbon emissions?
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse reported 68 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (21.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse?
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse is at 86th St at Central Park, in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.78237, -73.96524 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse and when was it built?
DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse has 3,138 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse 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, “DEP_835_Central Park Reservoir South Gatehouse, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dep-835-central-park-reservoir-south-gatehouse-8906f507 (data as of October 2, 2026).