The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 20 West St · 10006
At a glance
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) is a 282,079-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 59.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,475 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 33% 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 | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 59.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 113.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,475 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,192,593 kWh |
| Natural gas | 939 therms |
| Water use | 10,835 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 282,079 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2676431:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | +8 | 59.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,475 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 44 | -16 | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,405 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | 61.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,185 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
- 20 West St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10006
- Coordinates
- 40.70636, -74.01615
Within ~1 km
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How does The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West 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. The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 59.4 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 282,079 sq ft, it is about 179% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 23 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 The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2022 to 52 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 60. Site EUI moved from 61.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,185 tCO₂e to 1,475 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)'s 59.4 kBtu/ft² across 282,079 sq ft works out to about 16.8 billion Btu (4,911 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 113.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,192,593 kWh of electricity, 939 therms of natural gas and 10,835 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) to report its energy use?
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West 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:2676431:2024). 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 Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)'s energy grade?
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) scores 52 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 The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.4 kBtu/ft² (113.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 282,079 sq ft, including 2,192,593 kWh of electricity and 939 therms of natural gas.
What are The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)'s carbon emissions?
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) reported 1,475 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St)?
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) is in New York City, New York 10006. Its coordinates are 40.70636, -74.01615 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) and when was it built?
The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St) has 282,079 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West 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, “The Downtown Club Condominium (20 West St), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-downtown-club-condominium-20-west-st-19d4a53f (data as of October 2, 2026).