KM 596 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 596 Riverside Drive · 10031
At a glance
KM 596 Riverside Drive is a 53,832-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 8 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 125.8 kBtu/ft² and 421 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% 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 | 8 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 125.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 164.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 421 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 291,769 kWh |
| Natural gas | 57,748 therms |
| Water use | 7,571 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,832 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15333817:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 8 | +3 | 125.8 kBtu/ft² | 421 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 5 | -2 | 134.0 kBtu/ft² | 441 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 7 | 135.4 kBtu/ft² | 421 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
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Location
- Address
- 596 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10031
- Coordinates
- 40.82217, -73.95624
Within ~1 km
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How does KM 596 Riverside Drive 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. KM 596 Riverside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 8 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 125.8 kBtu/ft² is about 68% 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 51% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,832 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 KM 596 Riverside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for KM 596 Riverside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 135.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 125.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 421 tCO₂e to 421 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 8 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 8 means the building performs better than about 8% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 8 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 67 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. KM 596 Riverside Drive's 125.8 kBtu/ft² across 53,832 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (1,985 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 291,769 kWh of electricity, 57,748 therms of natural gas and 7,571 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires KM 596 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
KM 596 Riverside Drive 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:15333817:2024). 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 KM 596 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
KM 596 Riverside Drive scores 8 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does KM 596 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 125.8 kBtu/ft² (164.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,832 sq ft, including 291,769 kWh of electricity and 57,748 therms of natural gas.
What are KM 596 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
KM 596 Riverside Drive reported 421 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is KM 596 Riverside Drive?
KM 596 Riverside Drive is in New York City, New York 10031. Its coordinates are 40.82217, -73.95624 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is KM 596 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
KM 596 Riverside Drive has 53,832 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is KM 596 Riverside Drive 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, “KM 596 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/km-596-riverside-drive-22b7706c (data as of October 2, 2026).