Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 301 EAST 63 STREET · 10065
At a glance
Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street is a 129,655-square-foot multifamily housing building at 301 EAST 63 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1959. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 34 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 83.9 kBtu/ft² and 781 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% 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 | 34 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 83.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 781 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 959,274 kWh |
| Natural gas | 76,109 therms |
| Water use | 6,912 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 129,655 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4038891:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 34 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 781 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 90.4 kBtu/ft² | 806 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 66 | 72.7 kBtu/ft² | 754 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
- 301 EAST 63 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10065
- Coordinates
- 40.76306, -73.96237
Within ~1 km
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How does Orsid - 301 East 63rd 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 - 301 East 63rd Street's ENERGY STAR score of 34 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 83.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 129,655 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 7 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 - 301 East 63rd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2022 to 34 in 2024 (-32 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 66. Site EUI moved from 72.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 83.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 754 tCO₂e to 781 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 34 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 34 means the building performs better than about 34% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 34 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 41 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 - 301 East 63rd Street's 83.9 kBtu/ft² across 129,655 sq ft works out to about 10.9 billion Btu (3,188 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 959,274 kWh of electricity, 76,109 therms of natural gas and 6,912 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street to report its energy use?
Orsid - 301 East 63rd 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:4038891:2024). 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 - 301 East 63rd Street's energy grade?
Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street scores 34 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — 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 - 301 East 63rd Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 83.9 kBtu/ft² (132.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 129,655 sq ft, including 959,274 kWh of electricity and 76,109 therms of natural gas.
What are Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street's carbon emissions?
Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street reported 781 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street?
Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street is at 301 EAST 63 STREET, in New York City, New York 10065. Its coordinates are 40.76306, -73.96237 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street and when was it built?
Orsid - 301 East 63rd Street has 129,655 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Orsid - 301 East 63rd 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 - 301 East 63rd Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/orsid-301-east-63rd-street-186b9ad3 (data as of October 2, 2026).