Orsid - 171 West 71st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 169 WEST 71 STREET · 10023
At a glance
Orsid - 171 West 71st Street is a 132,951-square-foot multifamily housing building at 169 WEST 71 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1902. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 66.1 kBtu/ft² and 763 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 66.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 763 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 804,901 kWh |
| Natural gas | 885 therms |
| Water use | 2,880 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 132,951 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038859:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 763 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 695 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 95 | 43.6 kBtu/ft² | 687 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
- 169 WEST 71 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
- Coordinates
- 40.77758, -73.98127
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 171 West 71st 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 66.1 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 132,951 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1902, 50 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 - 171 West 71st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 171 West 71st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 43.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 66.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 52% increase. Reported emissions went from 687 tCO₂e to 763 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).
What does a site EUI of 66.1 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. Orsid - 171 West 71st Street's 66.1 kBtu/ft² across 132,951 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,576 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 804,901 kWh of electricity, 885 therms of natural gas and 2,880 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 171 West 71st Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 171 West 71st 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:4038859:2024). 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 - 171 West 71st Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 171 West 71st Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 66.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Orsid - 171 West 71st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.1 kBtu/ft² (103.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 132,951 sq ft, including 804,901 kWh of electricity and 885 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 171 West 71st Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 171 West 71st Street reported 763 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 171 West 71st Street?
Orsid - 171 West 71st Street is at 169 WEST 71 STREET, in New York City, New York 10023. Its coordinates are 40.77758, -73.98127 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 171 West 71st Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 171 West 71st Street has 132,951 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1902 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 171 West 71st 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 - 171 West 71st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-171-west-71st-street-e5e3932b (data as of October 2, 2026).