ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)
Office in New York City, NY · 166 EAST 61 STREET · 10065
At a glance
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) is a 30,996-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1963. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.4 kBtu/ft² and 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 9.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 12 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 30,771 kWh |
| Water use | 19 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,996 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:20279143:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 3.4 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 100 | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 0 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
- 166 EAST 61 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10065
- Coordinates
- 40.76318, -73.96658
Within ~1 km
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How does ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.4 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 93% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,996 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET), covering report years 2022–2024.
What does a site EUI of 3.4 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. ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)'s 3.4 kBtu/ft² across 30,996 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (31 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 9.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 30,771 kWh of electricity and 19 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) to report its energy use?
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 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:20279143:2024). 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 ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)'s energy grade?
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 3.4 kBtu/ft² (9.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,996 sq ft, including 30,771 kWh of electricity.
What are ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)'s carbon emissions?
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) reported 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET)?
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) is in New York City, New York 10065. Its coordinates are 40.76318, -73.96658 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) and when was it built?
ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET) has 30,996 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 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, “ESRT - 1010 Third Avenue - Retail (166 EAST 61 STREET), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/esrt-1010-third-avenue-retail-166-east-61-street-ac11e7f2 (data as of October 2, 2026).