DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 179 East 70 Street · 10021
At a glance
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street is a 132,196-square-foot multifamily housing building at 179 East 70 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 54.2 kBtu/ft² and 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 482 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 480,141 kWh |
| Natural gas | 55,267 therms |
| Water use | 2,823 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 132,196 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2675987:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.2 kBtu/ft² | 482 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 92 | ±0 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 468 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | 57.9 kBtu/ft² | 432 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
- 179 East 70 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76873, -73.96222
Within ~1 km
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How does DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street 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 54.2 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 132,196 sq ft, it is about 31% 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 1748 - 179 East 70th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 92 in both 2022 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 57.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 432 tCO₂e to 482 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 54.2 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 1748 - 179 East 70th Street's 54.2 kBtu/ft² across 132,196 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,100 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 480,141 kWh of electricity, 55,267 therms of natural gas and 2,823 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street to report its energy use?
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street 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:2675987:2024). 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 1748 - 179 East 70th Street's energy grade?
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.2 kBtu/ft² (78.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 132,196 sq ft, including 480,141 kWh of electricity and 55,267 therms of natural gas.
What are DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street's carbon emissions?
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street reported 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street?
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street is at 179 East 70 Street, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76873, -73.96222 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street and when was it built?
DEPM 1748 - 179 East 70th Street has 132,196 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 1748 - 179 East 70th Street 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 1748 - 179 East 70th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/depm-1748-179-east-70th-street-cf86e590 (data as of October 2, 2026).