Leeds: 309 E 164 St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 309 E 164 Street · 10456
At a glance
Leeds: 309 E 164 St is a 76,992-square-foot multifamily housing building at 309 E 164 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 89.8 kBtu/ft² and 437 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 42% 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 | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 89.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 119.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 437 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 327,454 kWh |
| Natural gas | 57,994 therms |
| Water use | 8,490 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 76,992 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3512655:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 62 | +2 | 89.8 kBtu/ft² | 437 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | -23 | 88.7 kBtu/ft² | 424 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | 74.1 kBtu/ft² | 339 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
- 309 E 164 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10456
- Coordinates
- 40.82788, -73.91559
Within ~1 km
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How does Leeds: 309 E 164 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. Leeds: 309 E 164 St's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 89.8 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,992 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 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 Leeds: 309 E 164 St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Leeds: 309 E 164 St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 62 in 2024 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 83. Site EUI moved from 74.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 89.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 21% increase. Reported emissions went from 339 tCO₂e to 437 tCO₂e over the same span (up 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. Leeds: 309 E 164 St's 89.8 kBtu/ft² across 76,992 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,026 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 119.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 327,454 kWh of electricity, 57,994 therms of natural gas and 8,490 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Leeds: 309 E 164 St to report its energy use?
Leeds: 309 E 164 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:3512655:2024). 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 Leeds: 309 E 164 St's energy grade?
Leeds: 309 E 164 St scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Leeds: 309 E 164 St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 89.8 kBtu/ft² (119.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,992 sq ft, including 327,454 kWh of electricity and 57,994 therms of natural gas.
What are Leeds: 309 E 164 St's carbon emissions?
Leeds: 309 E 164 St reported 437 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Leeds: 309 E 164 St?
Leeds: 309 E 164 St is at 309 E 164 Street, in New York City, New York 10456. Its coordinates are 40.82788, -73.91559 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Leeds: 309 E 164 St and when was it built?
Leeds: 309 E 164 St has 76,992 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Leeds: 309 E 164 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, “Leeds: 309 E 164 St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/leeds-309-e-164-st-3954d6f1 (data as of October 2, 2026).