JM - 138 W 17th street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 138 W 17th street · 10011
At a glance
JM - 138 W 17th street is a 34,571-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1968. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.3 kBtu/ft² and 133 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 82.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 133 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 124,337 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,915 therms |
| Water use | 449 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,571 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:44406002:2024 |
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
- 138 W 17th street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73990, -73.99696
Within ~1 km
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How does JM - 138 W 17th 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. Its site EUI of 58.3 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,571 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 16 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.
What does a site EUI of 58.3 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. JM - 138 W 17th street's 58.3 kBtu/ft² across 34,571 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (591 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 82.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 124,337 kWh of electricity, 15,915 therms of natural gas and 449 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires JM - 138 W 17th street to report its energy use?
JM - 138 W 17th 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:44406002:2024). 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 JM - 138 W 17th street's energy grade?
JM - 138 W 17th street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does JM - 138 W 17th street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.3 kBtu/ft² (82.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,571 sq ft, including 124,337 kWh of electricity and 15,915 therms of natural gas.
What are JM - 138 W 17th street's carbon emissions?
JM - 138 W 17th street reported 133 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is JM - 138 W 17th street?
JM - 138 W 17th street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73990, -73.99696 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is JM - 138 W 17th street and when was it built?
JM - 138 W 17th street has 34,571 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is JM - 138 W 17th 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, “JM - 138 W 17th street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/jm-138-w-17th-street-422d009f (data as of October 2, 2026).