Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 159 W 118 ST · 10026
At a glance
Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. is a 46,437-square-foot multifamily housing building at 159 W 118 ST in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 17 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 98.6 kBtu/ft² and 315 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% 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 | 17 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 98.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 147.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 315 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 339,574 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,208 therms |
| Water use | 1,753 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 46,437 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6227840:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 17 | -1 | 98.6 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 18 | -7 | 96.2 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 25 | 96.4 kBtu/ft² | 274 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
- 159 W 118 ST
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10026
- Coordinates
- 40.80400, -73.95031
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 159 W 118th 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. Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 98.6 kBtu/ft² is about 32% 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 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 46,437 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 159 W 118th St., covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2022 to 17 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 25. Site EUI moved from 96.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 98.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 274 tCO₂e to 315 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.'s 98.6 kBtu/ft² across 46,437 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,342 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 147.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 339,574 kWh of electricity, 34,208 therms of natural gas and 1,753 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 159 W 118th 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:6227840:2024). 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 Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.'s energy grade?
Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. scores 17 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 Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 98.6 kBtu/ft² (147.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,437 sq ft, including 339,574 kWh of electricity and 34,208 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.'s carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. reported 315 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Maxwell: 159 W 118th St.?
Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. is at 159 W 118 ST, in New York City, New York 10026. Its coordinates are 40.80400, -73.95031 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. and when was it built?
Maxwell: 159 W 118th St. has 46,437 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 159 W 118th 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, “Maxwell: 159 W 118th St., New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-159-w-118th-st-8eb5aea2 (data as of October 2, 2026).