DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 523 East 86 Street · 10028
At a glance
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St is a 210,488-square-foot multifamily housing building at 523 East 86 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1962. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 69.5 kBtu/ft² and 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% 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 | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 69.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 958 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 852,141 kWh |
| Natural gas | 117,271 therms |
| Water use | 9,075 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 210,488 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3108411:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 67 | -8 | 69.5 kBtu/ft² | 958 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | -2 | 63.7 kBtu/ft² | 910 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 892 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 523 East 86 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77558, -73.94619
Within ~1 km
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How does DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th 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. DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 69.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 210,488 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 years later 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 DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 67 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 69.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 892 tCO₂e to 958 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St's 69.5 kBtu/ft² across 210,488 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,287 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 852,141 kWh of electricity, 117,271 therms of natural gas and 9,075 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St to report its energy use?
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th 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:3108411:2024). 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 DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St's energy grade?
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St scores 67 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 69.5 kBtu/ft² (97.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 210,488 sq ft, including 852,141 kWh of electricity and 117,271 therms of natural gas.
What are DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St's carbon emissions?
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St reported 958 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St?
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St is at 523 East 86 Street, in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77558, -73.94619 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St and when was it built?
DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St has 210,488 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th 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, “DEPM 1512 - 525 East 86th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/depm-1512-525-east-86th-st-5c152963 (data as of October 2, 2026).