Edgewater Apartments Inc.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 530 East 72nd Street · 10021
At a glance
Edgewater Apartments Inc. is a 214,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 530 East 72nd Street in New York City, New York, built in 1962. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.2 kBtu/ft² and 989 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 989 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 975,556 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,673 therms |
| Water use | 7,138 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 214,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2715801:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 58.2 kBtu/ft² | 989 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,110 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 961 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
- 530 East 72nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76623, -73.95229
Within ~1 km
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How does Edgewater Apartments Inc. 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 58.2 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 214,500 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 Edgewater Apartments Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Edgewater Apartments Inc., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 961 tCO₂e to 989 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 58.2 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. Edgewater Apartments Inc.'s 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 214,500 sq ft works out to about 12.5 billion Btu (3,659 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 94.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 975,556 kWh of electricity, 1,673 therms of natural gas and 7,138 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Edgewater Apartments Inc. to report its energy use?
Edgewater Apartments Inc. 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:2715801:2024). 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 Edgewater Apartments Inc.'s energy grade?
Edgewater Apartments Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Edgewater Apartments Inc. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft² (94.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 214,500 sq ft, including 975,556 kWh of electricity and 1,673 therms of natural gas.
What are Edgewater Apartments Inc.'s carbon emissions?
Edgewater Apartments Inc. reported 989 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Edgewater Apartments Inc.?
Edgewater Apartments Inc. is at 530 East 72nd Street, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76623, -73.95229 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Edgewater Apartments Inc. and when was it built?
Edgewater Apartments Inc. has 214,500 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 Edgewater Apartments Inc. 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, “Edgewater Apartments Inc., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/edgewater-apartments-inc-9ed081a9 (data as of October 2, 2026).