Orsid - 25 East 86th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 21 EAST 86 STREET · 10128
At a glance
Orsid - 25 East 86th Street is a 269,167-square-foot multifamily housing building at 21 EAST 86 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 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 56.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,055 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 56.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,055 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,179,634 kWh |
| Natural gas | 111,488 therms |
| Gross floor area | 269,167 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038895:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | ±0 | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,055 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | -4 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,010 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 61 | 59.3 kBtu/ft² | 978 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
- 21 EAST 86 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10128
- Coordinates
- 40.78116, -73.95951
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 25 East 86th 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 - 25 East 86th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 56.4 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 269,167 sq ft, it is about 167% 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 - 25 East 86th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 25 East 86th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 57 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 61. Site EUI moved from 59.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 978 tCO₂e to 1,055 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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 - 25 East 86th Street's 56.4 kBtu/ft² across 269,167 sq ft works out to about 15.2 billion Btu (4,449 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 85.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,179,634 kWh of electricity and 111,488 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 25 East 86th Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 25 East 86th 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:4038895:2024). 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 - 25 East 86th Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 25 East 86th Street scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — 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 - 25 East 86th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.4 kBtu/ft² (85.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 269,167 sq ft, including 1,179,634 kWh of electricity and 111,488 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 25 East 86th Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 25 East 86th Street reported 1,055 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 25 East 86th Street?
Orsid - 25 East 86th Street is at 21 EAST 86 STREET, in New York City, New York 10128. Its coordinates are 40.78116, -73.95951 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 25 East 86th Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 25 East 86th Street has 269,167 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 - 25 East 86th 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 - 25 East 86th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-25-east-86th-street-519054c0 (data as of October 2, 2026).