Halstead - 279 Central Park West
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 279 CENTRAL PARK WEST · 10024
At a glance
Halstead - 279 Central Park West is a 137,960-square-foot multifamily housing building at 279 CENTRAL PARK WEST in New York City, New York, built in 1988. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.0 kBtu/ft² and 703 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 703 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,147,056 kWh |
| Natural gas | 415 therms |
| Water use | 5,553 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 137,960 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4023788:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 703 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 58 | -5 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 699 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | 602 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
- 279 CENTRAL PARK WEST
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78669, -73.96833
Within ~1 km
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How does Halstead - 279 Central Park West 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 56.0 kBtu/ft² is about 25% below 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 137,960 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 36 years later 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 Halstead - 279 Central Park West's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Halstead - 279 Central Park West, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2022 to 58 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 63. Site EUI moved from 54.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 602 tCO₂e to 703 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does a site EUI of 56.0 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. Halstead - 279 Central Park West's 56.0 kBtu/ft² across 137,960 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,264 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,147,056 kWh of electricity, 415 therms of natural gas and 5,553 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Halstead - 279 Central Park West to report its energy use?
Halstead - 279 Central Park West 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:4023788:2024). 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 Halstead - 279 Central Park West's energy grade?
Halstead - 279 Central Park West did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Halstead - 279 Central Park West use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.0 kBtu/ft² (112.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 137,960 sq ft, including 1,147,056 kWh of electricity and 415 therms of natural gas.
What are Halstead - 279 Central Park West's carbon emissions?
Halstead - 279 Central Park West reported 703 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Halstead - 279 Central Park West?
Halstead - 279 Central Park West is at 279 CENTRAL PARK WEST, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78669, -73.96833 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Halstead - 279 Central Park West and when was it built?
Halstead - 279 Central Park West has 137,960 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Halstead - 279 Central Park West 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, “Halstead - 279 Central Park West, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/halstead-279-central-park-west-4b870692 (data as of October 2, 2026).