Orsid - 165 West 91st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 165 WEST 91 STREET · 10024
At a glance
Orsid - 165 West 91st Street is a 171,022-square-foot multifamily housing building at 165 WEST 91 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1926. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 58.9 kBtu/ft² and 746 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 58.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 746 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 995,973 kWh |
| Natural gas | 66,768 therms |
| Water use | 5,296 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 171,022 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5869885:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | +2 | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 746 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 52 | +2 | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 651 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 50 | 71.2 kBtu/ft² | 662 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
- 165 WEST 91 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.79064, -73.97212
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 165 West 91st 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. Orsid - 165 West 91st Street's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 58.9 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 171,022 sq ft, it is about 69% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 26 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 - 165 West 91st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 165 West 91st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 54 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 71.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 662 tCO₂e to 746 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Orsid - 165 West 91st Street's 58.9 kBtu/ft² across 171,022 sq ft works out to about 10.1 billion Btu (2,952 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 995,973 kWh of electricity, 66,768 therms of natural gas and 5,296 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 165 West 91st Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 165 West 91st 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:5869885:2024). 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 - 165 West 91st Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 165 West 91st Street scores 54 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 Orsid - 165 West 91st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.9 kBtu/ft² (96.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 171,022 sq ft, including 995,973 kWh of electricity and 66,768 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 165 West 91st Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 165 West 91st Street reported 746 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 165 West 91st Street?
Orsid - 165 West 91st Street is at 165 WEST 91 STREET, in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.79064, -73.97212 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 165 West 91st Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 165 West 91st Street has 171,022 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 165 West 91st 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 - 165 West 91st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-165-west-91st-street-3629994a (data as of October 2, 2026).