Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 838 5 AVENUE · 10065
At a glance
Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue is a 70,892-square-foot multifamily housing building at 838 5 AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1951. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 119.3 kBtu/ft² and 742 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 119.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 227.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 742 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,093,560 kWh |
| Natural gas | 448 therms |
| Water use | 2,237 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,892 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25762128:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 119.3 kBtu/ft² | 742 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 140.2 kBtu/ft² | 677 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 127.4 kBtu/ft² | 544 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
- 838 5 AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10065
- Coordinates
- 40.76792, -73.97034
Within ~1 km
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How does Halsead - 838 Fifth 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 119.3 kBtu/ft² is about 59% 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 10.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,892 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1951 construction date is close to 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 Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 127.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 119.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 544 tCO₂e to 742 tCO₂e over the same span (up 37%).
What does a site EUI of 119.3 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. Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue's 119.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,892 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,479 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 227.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,093,560 kWh of electricity, 448 therms of natural gas and 2,237 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
Halsead - 838 Fifth 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:25762128:2024). 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 Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 119.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 119.3 kBtu/ft² (227.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,892 sq ft, including 1,093,560 kWh of electricity and 448 therms of natural gas.
What are Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue reported 742 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue?
Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue is at 838 5 AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10065. Its coordinates are 40.76792, -73.97034 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue has 70,892 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Halsead - 838 Fifth 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, “Halsead - 838 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/halsead-838-fifth-avenue-b8228e32 (data as of October 2, 2026).