VP: 161 E 179th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 161 East 179 St · 10453
At a glance
VP: 161 E 179th St is a 99,938-square-foot multifamily housing building at 161 East 179 St in New York City, New York, built in 1939. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 71.5 kBtu/ft² and 458 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 38% 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 | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 71.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 458 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 367,604 kWh |
| Natural gas | 58,957 therms |
| Water use | 10,546 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 99,938 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:11760461:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | -8 | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 458 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | -8 | 65.4 kBtu/ft² | 412 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | 384 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
- 161 East 179 St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10453
- Coordinates
- 40.85133, -73.90570
Within ~1 km
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How does VP: 161 E 179th 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. VP: 161 E 179th St's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 71.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 99,938 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 13 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 VP: 161 E 179th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for VP: 161 E 179th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 57 in 2024 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 73. Site EUI moved from 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 384 tCO₂e to 458 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. VP: 161 E 179th St's 71.5 kBtu/ft² across 99,938 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,094 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 367,604 kWh of electricity, 58,957 therms of natural gas and 10,546 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires VP: 161 E 179th St to report its energy use?
VP: 161 E 179th 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:11760461:2024). 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 VP: 161 E 179th St's energy grade?
VP: 161 E 179th St scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does VP: 161 E 179th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.5 kBtu/ft² (97.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 99,938 sq ft, including 367,604 kWh of electricity and 58,957 therms of natural gas.
What are VP: 161 E 179th St's carbon emissions?
VP: 161 E 179th St reported 458 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is VP: 161 E 179th St?
VP: 161 E 179th St is at 161 East 179 St, in New York City, New York 10453. Its coordinates are 40.85133, -73.90570 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is VP: 161 E 179th St and when was it built?
VP: 161 E 179th St has 99,938 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is VP: 161 E 179th 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, “VP: 161 E 179th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/vp-161-e-179th-st-953166d5 (data as of October 2, 2026).