SW - 85-02 139th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 85-02 139th Street · 11435
At a glance
SW - 85-02 139th St is a 87,020-square-foot multifamily housing building at 85-02 139th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1953. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.5 kBtu/ft² and 489 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% 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 | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 489 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 333,266 kWh |
| Natural gas | 67,385 therms |
| Water use | 2,724 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 87,020 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2669439:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | +14 | 90.5 kBtu/ft² | 489 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 39 | +5 | 98.4 kBtu/ft² | 526 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 34 | 109.8 kBtu/ft² | 557 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
- 85-02 139th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11435
- Coordinates
- 40.70869, -73.81697
Within ~1 km
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How does SW - 85-02 139th St 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. SW - 85-02 139th St's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 90.5 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,020 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1953 construction date is close to 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 SW - 85-02 139th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for SW - 85-02 139th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2022 to 53 in 2024 (+19 points). Site EUI moved from 109.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 557 tCO₂e to 489 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. SW - 85-02 139th St's 90.5 kBtu/ft² across 87,020 sq ft works out to about 7.9 billion Btu (2,308 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 333,266 kWh of electricity, 67,385 therms of natural gas and 2,724 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires SW - 85-02 139th St to report its energy use?
SW - 85-02 139th St 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:2669439:2024). 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 SW - 85-02 139th St's energy grade?
SW - 85-02 139th St scores 53 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 SW - 85-02 139th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.5 kBtu/ft² (117.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 87,020 sq ft, including 333,266 kWh of electricity and 67,385 therms of natural gas.
What are SW - 85-02 139th St's carbon emissions?
SW - 85-02 139th St reported 489 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is SW - 85-02 139th St?
SW - 85-02 139th St is at 85-02 139th Street, in New York City, New York 11435. Its coordinates are 40.70869, -73.81697 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is SW - 85-02 139th St and when was it built?
SW - 85-02 139th St has 87,020 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is SW - 85-02 139th St 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, “SW - 85-02 139th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/sw-85-02-139th-st-021c5164 (data as of October 2, 2026).