Progressive - 256 East 169th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 250 East 169th Street · 10456
At a glance
Progressive - 256 East 169th Street is a 26,550-square-foot multifamily housing building at 250 East 169th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1917. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.7 kBtu/ft² and 163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 35% 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 | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 163 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 165,744 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,427 therms |
| Water use | 2,633 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,550 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10894159:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | -7 | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 163 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 61 | -4 | 86.2 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 88.1 kBtu/ft² | 141 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
- 250 East 169th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10456
- Coordinates
- 40.83555, -73.91366
Within ~1 km
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How does Progressive - 256 East 169th 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. Progressive - 256 East 169th Street's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 90.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,550 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 35 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 Progressive - 256 East 169th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Progressive - 256 East 169th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 54 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 65. Site EUI moved from 88.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 141 tCO₂e to 163 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Progressive - 256 East 169th Street's 90.7 kBtu/ft² across 26,550 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (706 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,744 kWh of electricity, 18,427 therms of natural gas and 2,633 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Progressive - 256 East 169th Street to report its energy use?
Progressive - 256 East 169th 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:10894159:2024). 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 Progressive - 256 East 169th Street's energy grade?
Progressive - 256 East 169th Street scores 54 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 Progressive - 256 East 169th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.7 kBtu/ft² (132.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,550 sq ft, including 165,744 kWh of electricity and 18,427 therms of natural gas.
What are Progressive - 256 East 169th Street's carbon emissions?
Progressive - 256 East 169th Street reported 163 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Progressive - 256 East 169th Street?
Progressive - 256 East 169th Street is at 250 East 169th Street, in New York City, New York 10456. Its coordinates are 40.83555, -73.91366 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Progressive - 256 East 169th Street and when was it built?
Progressive - 256 East 169th Street has 26,550 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Progressive - 256 East 169th 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, “Progressive - 256 East 169th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/progressive-256-east-169th-street-aa976814 (data as of October 2, 2026).