DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 39 East 85 Street · 10028
At a glance
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St is a 241,046-square-foot multifamily housing building at 39 East 85 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1959. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 51.8 kBtu/ft² and 909 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 51.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 909 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,160,083 kWh |
| Natural gas | 85,299 therms |
| Gross floor area | 241,046 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2805598:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 51.8 kBtu/ft² | 909 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 853 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 74 | 62.3 kBtu/ft² | 943 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
- 39 East 85 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.78000, -73.95888
Within ~1 km
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How does DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th 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. Its site EUI of 51.8 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 241,046 sq ft, it is about 139% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 7 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 1698 - 35 East 85th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 62.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 51.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 943 tCO₂e to 909 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 51.8 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. DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St's 51.8 kBtu/ft² across 241,046 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,659 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,160,083 kWh of electricity and 85,299 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St to report its energy use?
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th 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:2805598:2024). 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 1698 - 35 East 85th St's energy grade?
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 51.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.8 kBtu/ft² (83.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 241,046 sq ft, including 1,160,083 kWh of electricity and 85,299 therms of natural gas.
What are DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St's carbon emissions?
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St reported 909 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St?
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St is at 39 East 85 Street, in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.78000, -73.95888 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St and when was it built?
DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th St has 241,046 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is DEPM 1698 - 35 East 85th 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 1698 - 35 East 85th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/depm-1698-35-east-85th-st-d23fbf4f (data as of October 2, 2026).