Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 300 EAST 71 STREET · 10021
At a glance
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) is a 340,286-square-foot multifamily housing building at 300 EAST 71 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1961. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 64.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,904 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% 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 | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 64.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 101.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,904 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,004,454 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,666 therms |
| Gross floor area | 340,286 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4952513:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 56 | -5 | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,904 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 61 | -23 | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,735 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,248 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 71 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10021
- Coordinates
- 40.76796, -73.95851
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) 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- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam)'s ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 64.7 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 340,286 sq ft, it is about 237% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 9 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 71st Street (former Akam)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2022 to 56 in 2024 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 84. Site EUI moved from 47.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 37% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,248 tCO₂e to 1,904 tCO₂e over the same span (up 53%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam)'s 64.7 kBtu/ft² across 340,286 sq ft works out to about 22 billion Btu (6,452 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 101.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,004,454 kWh of electricity and 4,666 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) to report its energy use?
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) 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:4952513:2024). 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 71st Street (former Akam)'s energy grade?
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) scores 56 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- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.7 kBtu/ft² (101.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 340,286 sq ft, including 2,004,454 kWh of electricity and 4,666 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam)'s carbon emissions?
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) reported 1,904 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam)?
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) is at 300 EAST 71 STREET, in New York City, New York 10021. Its coordinates are 40.76796, -73.95851 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) and when was it built?
Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) has 340,286 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid- 300 East 71st Street (former Akam) 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 71st Street (former Akam), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-300-east-71st-street-former-akam-1ae232f4 (data as of October 2, 2026).