Orsid - 164 West 79th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 160 WEST 79 STREET · 10024
At a glance
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street is a 93,064-square-foot multifamily housing building at 160 WEST 79 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.4 kBtu/ft² and 467 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 | 83.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 467 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 331,253 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,645 therms |
| Water use | 2,502 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 93,064 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038860:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 467 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 99 | +6 | 42.4 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | 54.8 kBtu/ft² | 472 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
- 160 WEST 79 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.78264, -73.97713
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 164 West 79th Street 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 93,064 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 27 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 - 164 West 79th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 164 West 79th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2022 to 99 in 2023 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 54.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 472 tCO₂e to 467 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 - 164 West 79th Street's 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 93,064 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,675 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 331,253 kWh of electricity, 1,645 therms of natural gas and 2,502 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 164 West 79th Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street 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:4038860:2024). 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 - 164 West 79th Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street 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 - 164 West 79th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft² (83.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 93,064 sq ft, including 331,253 kWh of electricity and 1,645 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 164 West 79th Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street reported 467 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 164 West 79th Street?
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street is at 160 WEST 79 STREET, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.78264, -73.97713 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 164 West 79th Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 164 West 79th Street has 93,064 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 164 West 79th Street 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 - 164 West 79th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-164-west-79th-street-f28a3517 (data as of October 2, 2026).