Living - 5-7 Mercer St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 5-7 Mercer St · 10013
At a glance
Living - 5-7 Mercer St is a 25,460-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.1 kBtu/ft² and 53 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 19.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 53.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 53 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 142,253 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 25,460 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24774624:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 19.1 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 17.2 kBtu/ft² | 37 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
- 5-7 Mercer St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72028, -74.00229
Within ~1 km
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How does Living - 5-7 Mercer 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. Its site EUI of 19.1 kBtu/ft² is about 74% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 60% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,460 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 Living - 5-7 Mercer St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Living - 5-7 Mercer St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 17.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 19.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 53 tCO₂e over the same span (up 43%).
What does a site EUI of 19.1 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. Living - 5-7 Mercer St's 19.1 kBtu/ft² across 25,460 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (143 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 53.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 142,253 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Living - 5-7 Mercer St to report its energy use?
Living - 5-7 Mercer 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:24774624:2023). 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 Living - 5-7 Mercer St's energy grade?
Living - 5-7 Mercer St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Living - 5-7 Mercer St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 19.1 kBtu/ft² (53.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,460 sq ft, including 142,253 kWh of electricity.
What are Living - 5-7 Mercer St's carbon emissions?
Living - 5-7 Mercer St reported 53 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Living - 5-7 Mercer St?
Living - 5-7 Mercer St is in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72028, -74.00229 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Living - 5-7 Mercer St and when was it built?
Living - 5-7 Mercer St has 25,460 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Living - 5-7 Mercer St covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Living - 5-7 Mercer St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/living-5-7-mercer-st-0a164115 (data as of October 2, 2026).