Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 515 E. 89 St · 10128
At a glance
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) is a 71,005-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1940. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 70.5 kBtu/ft² and 322 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% 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 | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 70.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 322 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 266,244 kWh |
| Natural gas | 41,006 therms |
| Water use | 3,002 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 71,005 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2806369:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | +15 | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 322 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 59 | -18 | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 352 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 77 | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 299 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
- 515 E. 89 St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.77759, -73.94504
Within ~1 km
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How does Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) 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. Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 70.5 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,005 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 12 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 Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 71.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 299 tCO₂e to 322 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)'s 70.5 kBtu/ft² across 71,005 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,467 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 266,244 kWh of electricity, 41,006 therms of natural gas and 3,002 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) to report its energy use?
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 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:2806369:2024). 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 Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)'s energy grade?
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) scores 74 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 Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.5 kBtu/ft² (96.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,005 sq ft, including 266,244 kWh of electricity and 41,006 therms of natural gas.
What are Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)'s carbon emissions?
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) reported 322 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St)?
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) is in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.77759, -73.94504 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) and when was it built?
Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St) has 71,005 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 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, “Gracie Gardens Owners Corp. (515 E. 89 St), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/gracie-gardens-owners-corp-515-e-89-st-5680888b (data as of October 2, 2026).