Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave.
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 100 West 89th Street · 10024
At a glance
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. is a 189,447-square-foot multifamily housing building at 100 West 89th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1985. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 67.1 kBtu/ft² and 927 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 67.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 927 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,322,759 kWh |
| Natural gas | 82,044 therms |
| Water use | 6,774 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 189,447 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2745646:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 67.1 kBtu/ft² | 927 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 841 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
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Location
- Address
- 100 West 89th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78859, -73.97120
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. 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 67.1 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 189,447 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 33 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: 580 Columbus Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave., covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 841 tCO₂e to 927 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 67.1 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. Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave.'s 67.1 kBtu/ft² across 189,447 sq ft works out to about 12.7 billion Btu (3,725 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 112.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,322,759 kWh of electricity, 82,044 therms of natural gas and 6,774 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. 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:2745646:2023). 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 Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave.'s energy grade?
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 67.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 67.1 kBtu/ft² (112.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 189,447 sq ft, including 1,322,759 kWh of electricity and 82,044 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave.'s carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. reported 927 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave.?
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. is at 100 West 89th Street, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78859, -73.97120 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. and when was it built?
Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. has 189,447 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave. 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, “Maxwell: 580 Columbus Ave., New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-580-columbus-ave-512e5428 (data as of October 2, 2026).