Orsid - 300 East 54th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 300 EAST 54 STREET · 10022
At a glance
Orsid - 300 East 54th Street is a 345,960-square-foot multifamily housing building at 300 EAST 54 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1977. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 83.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,992 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 83.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,992 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,177,709 kWh |
| Natural gas | 214,017 therms |
| Gross floor area | 345,960 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4405701:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,992 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 61 | -2 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,784 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | 86.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,681 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
- 300 EAST 54 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.75722, -73.96635
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 300 East 54th 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 83.3 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 345,960 sq ft, it is about 243% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 25 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 - 300 East 54th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 300 East 54th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2022 to 61 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 63. Site EUI moved from 86.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 83.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,681 tCO₂e to 1,992 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does a site EUI of 83.3 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 - 300 East 54th Street's 83.3 kBtu/ft² across 345,960 sq ft works out to about 28.8 billion Btu (8,446 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,177,709 kWh of electricity and 214,017 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 300 East 54th Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 300 East 54th 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:4405701:2024). 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 - 300 East 54th Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 300 East 54th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 83.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Orsid - 300 East 54th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 83.3 kBtu/ft² (125.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 345,960 sq ft, including 2,177,709 kWh of electricity and 214,017 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 300 East 54th Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 300 East 54th Street reported 1,992 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 300 East 54th Street?
Orsid - 300 East 54th Street is at 300 EAST 54 STREET, in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.75722, -73.96635 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 300 East 54th Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 300 East 54th Street has 345,960 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 300 East 54th 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 - 300 East 54th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-300-east-54th-street-cb3d9b29 (data as of October 2, 2026).