DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 229 West 78th Street · 10024
At a glance
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St is a 218,434-square-foot multifamily housing building at 229 West 78th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1895. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.3 kBtu/ft² and 825 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 825 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 905,315 kWh |
| Natural gas | 92,009 therms |
| Water use | 11,359 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 218,434 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2704799:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 825 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 93 | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 795 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
- 229 West 78th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78291, -73.97985
Within ~1 km
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How does DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th 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 56.3 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 27% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 218,434 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1895, 57 years earlier 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 2160 - 229 West 78th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 58.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 795 tCO₂e to 825 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 56.3 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 2160 - 229 West 78th St's 56.3 kBtu/ft² across 218,434 sq ft works out to about 12.3 billion Btu (3,604 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 905,315 kWh of electricity, 92,009 therms of natural gas and 11,359 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St to report its energy use?
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:2704799:2023). 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 2160 - 229 West 78th St's energy grade?
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 56.3 kBtu/ft² (83.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 218,434 sq ft, including 905,315 kWh of electricity and 92,009 therms of natural gas.
What are DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St's carbon emissions?
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St reported 825 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St?
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St is at 229 West 78th Street, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78291, -73.97985 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St and when was it built?
DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St has 218,434 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1895 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is DEPM 2160 - 229 West 78th St covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 2160 - 229 West 78th St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/depm-2160-229-west-78th-st-87844d0e (data as of October 2, 2026).