Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 170 5 Avenue · 10010
At a glance
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue is a 43,686-square-foot multifamily housing building at 170 5 Avenue in New York City, New York, built in 1904. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 85.2 kBtu/ft² and 264 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 85.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 264 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 312,973 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,535 therms |
| Water use | 483 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 43,686 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15620831:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 85.2 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 98.5 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 102.7 kBtu/ft² | 233 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
- 170 5 Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10010
- Coordinates
- 40.74079, -73.99014
Within ~1 km
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How does Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue 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 85.2 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,686 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1904, 48 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 Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 102.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 85.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 233 tCO₂e to 264 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 85.2 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. Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue's 85.2 kBtu/ft² across 43,686 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,091 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 312,973 kWh of electricity, 26,535 therms of natural gas and 483 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue to report its energy use?
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue 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:15620831:2024). 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 Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue's energy grade?
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 85.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 85.2 kBtu/ft² (132.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,686 sq ft, including 312,973 kWh of electricity and 26,535 therms of natural gas.
What are Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue's carbon emissions?
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue reported 264 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue?
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue is at 170 5 Avenue, in New York City, New York 10010. Its coordinates are 40.74079, -73.99014 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue and when was it built?
Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue has 43,686 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1904 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue 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, “Lovett - 170 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lovett-170-fifth-avenue-dfb65c03 (data as of October 2, 2026).