Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 196 LIVINGSTON STREET · 11201
At a glance
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St is a 245,514-square-foot multifamily housing building at 196 LIVINGSTON STREET in New York City, New York, built in 2007. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,370 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,370 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,800,888 kWh |
| Natural gas | 124,757 therms |
| Water use | 10,187 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 245,514 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3540238:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,370 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 78 | +10 | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,253 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 68 | 69.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,334 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
- 196 LIVINGSTON STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.68985, -73.98633
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St 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 75.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 245,514 sq ft, it is about 143% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 55 years later 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 - 189 Schermerhorn St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2022 to 78 in 2023 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 69.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,334 tCO₂e to 1,370 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 75.8 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 - 189 Schermerhorn St's 75.8 kBtu/ft² across 245,514 sq ft works out to about 18.6 billion Btu (5,454 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,800,888 kWh of electricity, 124,757 therms of natural gas and 10,187 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St to report its energy use?
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St 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:3540238:2024). 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 - 189 Schermerhorn St's energy grade?
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.8 kBtu/ft² (123.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 245,514 sq ft, including 1,800,888 kWh of electricity and 124,757 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St reported 1,370 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St?
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St is at 196 LIVINGSTON STREET, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.68985, -73.98633 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St and when was it built?
Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St has 245,514 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 189 Schermerhorn St 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 - 189 Schermerhorn St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-189-schermerhorn-st-b64c30ce (data as of October 2, 2026).