Fifth - 78 Corp.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 969 Fifth Avenue · 10075
At a glance
Fifth - 78 Corp. is a 38,106-square-foot multifamily housing building at 969 Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 88.0 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 88.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 145.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 279,666 kWh |
| Natural gas | 283 therms |
| Water use | 1,686 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,106 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4950947:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 229 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 202 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
- 969 Fifth Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10075
- Coordinates
- 40.77611, -73.96399
Within ~1 km
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How does Fifth - 78 Corp. 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 88.0 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,106 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 Fifth - 78 Corp.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Fifth - 78 Corp., covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 88.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 202 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does a site EUI of 88.0 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. Fifth - 78 Corp.'s 88.0 kBtu/ft² across 38,106 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (983 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 145.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 279,666 kWh of electricity, 283 therms of natural gas and 1,686 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fifth - 78 Corp. to report its energy use?
Fifth - 78 Corp. 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:4950947:2024). 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 Fifth - 78 Corp.'s energy grade?
Fifth - 78 Corp. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 88.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fifth - 78 Corp. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 88.0 kBtu/ft² (145.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,106 sq ft, including 279,666 kWh of electricity and 283 therms of natural gas.
What are Fifth - 78 Corp.'s carbon emissions?
Fifth - 78 Corp. reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fifth - 78 Corp.?
Fifth - 78 Corp. is at 969 Fifth Avenue, in New York City, New York 10075. Its coordinates are 40.77611, -73.96399 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Fifth - 78 Corp. and when was it built?
Fifth - 78 Corp. has 38,106 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Fifth - 78 Corp. 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, “Fifth - 78 Corp., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/fifth-78-corp-8b6d64a8 (data as of October 2, 2026).