Orsid - 19 East 88th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 17 EAST 88 STREET · 10128
At a glance
Orsid - 19 East 88th St is a 170,681-square-foot multifamily housing building at 17 EAST 88 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1937. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.4 kBtu/ft² and 720 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 720 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 732,740 kWh |
| Natural gas | 81,459 therms |
| Water use | 4,742 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 170,681 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2675771:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 720 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 710 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 59 | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 697 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 88 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.78249, -73.95863
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 19 East 88th 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 62.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 170,681 sq ft, it is about 69% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1937, 15 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 - 19 East 88th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 19 East 88th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 697 tCO₂e to 720 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 62.4 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 - 19 East 88th St's 62.4 kBtu/ft² across 170,681 sq ft works out to about 10.7 billion Btu (3,121 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 732,740 kWh of electricity, 81,459 therms of natural gas and 4,742 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 19 East 88th St to report its energy use?
Orsid - 19 East 88th 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:2675771:2024). 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 - 19 East 88th St's energy grade?
Orsid - 19 East 88th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Orsid - 19 East 88th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.4 kBtu/ft² (91.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 170,681 sq ft, including 732,740 kWh of electricity and 81,459 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 19 East 88th St's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 19 East 88th St reported 720 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 19 East 88th St?
Orsid - 19 East 88th St is at 17 EAST 88 STREET, in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.78249, -73.95863 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 19 East 88th St and when was it built?
Orsid - 19 East 88th St has 170,681 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1937 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 19 East 88th 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 - 19 East 88th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-19-east-88th-st-4e5f90ed (data as of October 2, 2026).