Garth: 157 East 86th St
Office in New York City, NY · 157 East 86th St · 10002
At a glance
Garth: 157 East 86th St is a 31,297-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.2 kBtu/ft² and 376 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 125.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 246.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 376 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 616,807 kWh |
| Natural gas | 436 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,297 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6600364:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 125.2 kBtu/ft² | 376 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 86.1 kBtu/ft² | 216 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 East 86th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.77929, -73.95506
Within ~1 km
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How does Garth: 157 East 86th St 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 125.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,297 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 12 years earlier 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 Garth: 157 East 86th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Garth: 157 East 86th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 86.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 125.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 45% increase. Reported emissions went from 216 tCO₂e to 376 tCO₂e over the same span (up 74%).
What does a site EUI of 125.2 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. Garth: 157 East 86th St's 125.2 kBtu/ft² across 31,297 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,148 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 246.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 616,807 kWh of electricity and 436 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Garth: 157 East 86th St to report its energy use?
Garth: 157 East 86th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:6600364:2024). 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 Garth: 157 East 86th St's energy grade?
Garth: 157 East 86th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Garth: 157 East 86th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 125.2 kBtu/ft² (246.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,297 sq ft, including 616,807 kWh of electricity and 436 therms of natural gas.
What are Garth: 157 East 86th St's carbon emissions?
Garth: 157 East 86th St reported 376 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Garth: 157 East 86th St?
Garth: 157 East 86th St is in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.77929, -73.95506 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Garth: 157 East 86th St and when was it built?
Garth: 157 East 86th St has 31,297 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Garth: 157 East 86th St 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, “Garth: 157 East 86th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/garth-157-east-86th-st-3ae2e239 (data as of October 2, 2026).