ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 157 WYTHE AVENUE · 11249
At a glance
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue is a 8,050-square-foot multifamily housing building at 157 WYTHE AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 80.8 kBtu/ft² and 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 80.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 226.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 75 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 190,567 kWh |
| Water use | 798 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 8,050 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:30927345:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 80.8 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 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
- 157 WYTHE AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11249
- Coordinates
- 40.71914, -73.96083
Within ~1 km
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How does ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue 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 80.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 8,050 sq ft, it is about 92% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 80.8 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. ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue's 80.8 kBtu/ft² across 8,050 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (191 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 226.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 190,567 kWh of electricity and 798 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue to report its energy use?
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue 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:30927345:2024). 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 - 157-159 Wythe Avenue's energy grade?
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 80.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.8 kBtu/ft² (226.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 8,050 sq ft, including 190,567 kWh of electricity.
What are ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue's carbon emissions?
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue reported 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue?
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue is at 157 WYTHE AVENUE, in New York City, New York 11249. Its coordinates are 40.71914, -73.96083 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue and when was it built?
ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue has 8,050 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is ESRT - 157-159 Wythe Avenue 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 - 157-159 Wythe Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/esrt-157-159-wythe-avenue-d4242503 (data as of October 2, 2026).