Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 920 Riverside Drive · 10024
At a glance
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive is a 91,273-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1922. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 56.4 kBtu/ft² and 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 84% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 56.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 331 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 272,786 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,136 therms |
| Water use | 4,285 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 91,273 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2546297:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 96 | ±0 | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | -1 | 56.2 kBtu/ft² | 322 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 306 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
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Location
- Address
- 920 Riverside Drive
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10024
- Coordinates
- 40.83882, -73.94563
Within ~1 km
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How does Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive 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. Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 14%. 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,273 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 30 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 Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2022 to 96 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 97. Site EUI moved from 57.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 56.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 306 tCO₂e to 331 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive's 56.4 kBtu/ft² across 91,273 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,509 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 77.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 272,786 kWh of electricity, 42,136 therms of natural gas and 4,285 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive to report its energy use?
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive 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:2546297:2024). 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 Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive's energy grade?
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive scores 96 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.4 kBtu/ft² (77.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 91,273 sq ft, including 272,786 kWh of electricity and 42,136 therms of natural gas.
What are Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive's carbon emissions?
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive reported 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive?
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive is in New York City, New York 10024. Its coordinates are 40.83882, -73.94563 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive and when was it built?
Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive has 91,273 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive 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, “Pelican: 920 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/pelican-920-riverside-drive-93e3cd6b (data as of October 2, 2026).