Orsid - 17 East 96th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 17 EAST 96 STREET · 10128
At a glance
Orsid - 17 East 96th Street is a 89,412-square-foot multifamily housing building at 17 EAST 96 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1923. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 68.9 kBtu/ft² and 499 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 66% 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 | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 68.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 499 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 320,295 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,271 therms |
| Water use | 2,739 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 89,412 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038909:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 82 | -1 | 68.9 kBtu/ft² | 499 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 83 | +8 | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 478 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 75 | 80.0 kBtu/ft² | 540 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
- 17 EAST 96 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.78765, -73.95514
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 17 East 96th 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 - 17 East 96th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 68.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 89,412 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 29 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 - 17 East 96th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 17 East 96th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 83. Site EUI moved from 80.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 68.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 540 tCO₂e to 499 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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 - 17 East 96th Street's 68.9 kBtu/ft² across 89,412 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,805 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 320,295 kWh of electricity, 1,271 therms of natural gas and 2,739 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 17 East 96th Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 17 East 96th 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:4038909:2024). 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 - 17 East 96th Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 17 East 96th Street scores 82 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — 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 - 17 East 96th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.9 kBtu/ft² (91.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 89,412 sq ft, including 320,295 kWh of electricity and 1,271 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 17 East 96th Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 17 East 96th Street reported 499 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 17 East 96th Street?
Orsid - 17 East 96th Street is at 17 EAST 96 STREET, in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.78765, -73.95514 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 17 East 96th Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 17 East 96th Street has 89,412 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 17 East 96th 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 - 17 East 96th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-17-east-96th-street-e86ef313 (data as of October 2, 2026).