The 215 East 81st Street Condominium
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 215 East 81st St · 10028
At a glance
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium is a 28,559-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1974. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 76.6 kBtu/ft² and 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 61% 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 | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 76.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 112.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 152,242 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,672 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,559 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15528934:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 78 | -11 | 76.6 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 89 | -3 | 69.3 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | 71.7 kBtu/ft² | 121 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
- 215 East 81st St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77537, -73.95576
Within ~1 km
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How does The 215 East 81st Street Condominium 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. The 215 East 81st Street Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 61% of them and lower than 38%. Its site EUI of 76.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,559 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 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 The 215 East 81st Street Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The 215 East 81st Street Condominium, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2022 to 78 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 92. Site EUI moved from 71.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 76.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 148 tCO₂e over the same span (up 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. The 215 East 81st Street Condominium's 76.6 kBtu/ft² across 28,559 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (641 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 152,242 kWh of electricity and 16,672 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The 215 East 81st Street Condominium to report its energy use?
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium 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:15528934:2024). 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 The 215 East 81st Street Condominium's energy grade?
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium scores 78 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The 215 East 81st Street Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 76.6 kBtu/ft² (112.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,559 sq ft, including 152,242 kWh of electricity and 16,672 therms of natural gas.
What are The 215 East 81st Street Condominium's carbon emissions?
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The 215 East 81st Street Condominium?
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium is in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77537, -73.95576 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The 215 East 81st Street Condominium and when was it built?
The 215 East 81st Street Condominium has 28,559 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The 215 East 81st Street Condominium 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, “The 215 East 81st Street Condominium, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-215-east-81st-street-condominium-22d83a0e (data as of October 2, 2026).