Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 140 RIVERSIDE DRIVE · 10024
At a glance
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive is a 396,531-square-foot multifamily housing building at 140 RIVERSIDE DRIVE in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,585 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,585 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,379,951 kWh |
| Natural gas | 196,362 therms |
| Water use | 8,912 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 396,531 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038878:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,585 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 84 | +4 | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,537 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 80 | 70.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,600 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
- 140 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.79037, -73.97960
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive 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 61.4 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 396,531 sq ft, it is about 293% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 13 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 Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2022 to 84 in 2023 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 70.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,600 tCO₂e to 1,585 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 61.4 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. Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive's 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 396,531 sq ft works out to about 24.3 billion Btu (7,135 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 85.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,379,951 kWh of electricity, 196,362 therms of natural gas and 8,912 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive 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:4038878:2024). 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 Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft² (85.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 396,531 sq ft, including 1,379,951 kWh of electricity and 196,362 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive reported 1,585 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive?
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive is at 140 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.79037, -73.97960 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive has 396,531 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive 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, “Orsid - 140 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-140-riverside-drive-e7acaf3d (data as of October 2, 2026).