GPG - 260 West 72nd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 256 WEST 72 STREET · 10023
At a glance
GPG - 260 West 72nd Street is a 74,176-square-foot multifamily housing building at 256 WEST 72 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1913. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 71.9 kBtu/ft² and 432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 60% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 71.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 432 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 268,065 kWh |
| Natural gas | 667 therms |
| Water use | 2,226 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 74,176 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4620741:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 77 | +4 | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 432 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 73 | -8 | 72.2 kBtu/ft² | 430 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | 71.1 kBtu/ft² | 401 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
- 256 WEST 72 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
- Coordinates
- 40.77934, -73.98339
Within ~1 km
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How does GPG - 260 West 72nd Street 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. GPG - 260 West 72nd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 71.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,176 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 39 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 GPG - 260 West 72nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for GPG - 260 West 72nd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 81. Site EUI moved from 71.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 401 tCO₂e to 432 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. GPG - 260 West 72nd Street's 71.9 kBtu/ft² across 74,176 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,563 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 94.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 268,065 kWh of electricity, 667 therms of natural gas and 2,226 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires GPG - 260 West 72nd Street to report its energy use?
GPG - 260 West 72nd 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:4620741:2024). 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 GPG - 260 West 72nd Street's energy grade?
GPG - 260 West 72nd Street scores 77 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does GPG - 260 West 72nd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.9 kBtu/ft² (94.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,176 sq ft, including 268,065 kWh of electricity and 667 therms of natural gas.
What are GPG - 260 West 72nd Street's carbon emissions?
GPG - 260 West 72nd Street reported 432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is GPG - 260 West 72nd Street?
GPG - 260 West 72nd Street is at 256 WEST 72 STREET, in New York City, New York 10023. Its coordinates are 40.77934, -73.98339 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is GPG - 260 West 72nd Street and when was it built?
GPG - 260 West 72nd Street has 74,176 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1913 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is GPG - 260 West 72nd 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, “GPG - 260 West 72nd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/gpg-260-west-72nd-street-4e555976 (data as of October 2, 2026).