Maxwell: 22 West 15th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 22 West 15th Street · 10011
At a glance
Maxwell: 22 West 15th St is a 162,803-square-foot multifamily housing building at 22 West 15th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1989. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.2 kBtu/ft² and 729 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 729 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,063,610 kWh |
| Natural gas | 58,525 therms |
| Water use | 5,340 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 162,803 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2982034:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 58.2 kBtu/ft² | 729 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 690 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 652 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
- 22 West 15th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.73714, -73.99421
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 22 West 15th 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 58.2 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 162,803 sq ft, it is about 61% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 37 years later 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: 22 West 15th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 22 West 15th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 62.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 652 tCO₂e to 729 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 58.2 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. Maxwell: 22 West 15th St's 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 162,803 sq ft works out to about 9.5 billion Btu (2,777 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,063,610 kWh of electricity, 58,525 therms of natural gas and 5,340 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 22 West 15th St to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 22 West 15th 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:2982034:2024). 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: 22 West 15th St's energy grade?
Maxwell: 22 West 15th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Maxwell: 22 West 15th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft² (100.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 162,803 sq ft, including 1,063,610 kWh of electricity and 58,525 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 22 West 15th St's carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 22 West 15th St reported 729 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Maxwell: 22 West 15th St?
Maxwell: 22 West 15th St is at 22 West 15th Street, in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.73714, -73.99421 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 22 West 15th St and when was it built?
Maxwell: 22 West 15th St has 162,803 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 22 West 15th 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: 22 West 15th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-22-west-15th-st-3616ca7d (data as of October 2, 2026).