SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 159 WEST 143RD STREET · 10030
At a glance
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 is a 19,230-square-foot multifamily housing building at 159 WEST 143RD STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1993. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.7 kBtu/ft² and 96 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 96 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 89,612 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,501 therms |
| Gross floor area | 19,230 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33966148:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 86 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
- 159 WEST 143RD STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10030
- Coordinates
- 40.82003, -73.93927
Within ~1 km
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How does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 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 75.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 19,230 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 41 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 69.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 75.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 86 tCO₂e to 96 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 75.7 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. SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20's 75.7 kBtu/ft² across 19,230 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (427 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 107.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 89,612 kWh of electricity and 11,501 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 to report its energy use?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 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:33966148:2024). 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 SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20's energy grade?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.7 kBtu/ft² (107.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 19,230 sq ft, including 89,612 kWh of electricity and 11,501 therms of natural gas.
What are SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20's carbon emissions?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 reported 96 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 is at 159 WEST 143RD STREET, in New York City, New York 10030. Its coordinates are 40.82003, -73.93927 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 and when was it built?
SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 has 19,230 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20 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, “SAMUEL (CITY) - Bldg 20, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/samuel-city-bldg-20-5bb63259 (data as of October 2, 2026).