The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 27 West 72nd Street · 10023
At a glance
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street is a 254,240-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 63.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 63.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,156 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,566,158 kWh |
| Natural gas | 108,258 therms |
| Gross floor area | 254,240 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15696578:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,156 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,078 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
- 27 West 72nd Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10023
- Coordinates
- 40.77698, -73.97775
Within ~1 km
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How does The Olcott - 27 West 72nd 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. Its site EUI of 63.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 254,240 sq ft, it is about 152% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 27 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 Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 66.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,078 tCO₂e to 1,156 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).
What does a site EUI of 63.6 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. The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street's 63.6 kBtu/ft² across 254,240 sq ft works out to about 16.2 billion Btu (4,739 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 103.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,566,158 kWh of electricity and 108,258 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street to report its energy use?
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15696578:2023). 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 Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street's energy grade?
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 63.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 63.6 kBtu/ft² (103.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 254,240 sq ft, including 1,566,158 kWh of electricity and 108,258 therms of natural gas.
What are The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street's carbon emissions?
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street reported 1,156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street?
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street is in New York City, New York 10023. Its coordinates are 40.77698, -73.97775 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street and when was it built?
The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street has 254,240 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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 Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/the-olcott-27-west-72nd-street-481e5f47 (data as of October 2, 2026).