VP: 50 E 191st St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 50 E 191st St · 10468
At a glance
VP: 50 E 191st St is a 125,433-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1942. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 77.1 kBtu/ft² and 616 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% 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 | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 77.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 104.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 616 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 483,394 kWh |
| Natural gas | 80,259 therms |
| Gross floor area | 125,433 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4842719:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 63 | +9 | 77.1 kBtu/ft² | 616 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 54 | -2 | 79.8 kBtu/ft² | 626 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 56 | 85.7 kBtu/ft² | 624 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
- 50 E 191st St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10468
- Coordinates
- 40.86397, -73.89821
Within ~1 km
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How does VP: 50 E 191st 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: 50 E 191st St's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 77.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 125,433 sq ft, it is about 24% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1942, 10 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: 50 E 191st St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for VP: 50 E 191st St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 85.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 77.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 624 tCO₂e to 616 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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: 50 E 191st St's 77.1 kBtu/ft² across 125,433 sq ft works out to about 9.7 billion Btu (2,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 104.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 483,394 kWh of electricity and 80,259 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires VP: 50 E 191st St to report its energy use?
VP: 50 E 191st 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:4842719:2024). 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: 50 E 191st St's energy grade?
VP: 50 E 191st St scores 63 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: 50 E 191st St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.1 kBtu/ft² (104.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 125,433 sq ft, including 483,394 kWh of electricity and 80,259 therms of natural gas.
What are VP: 50 E 191st St's carbon emissions?
VP: 50 E 191st St reported 616 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is VP: 50 E 191st St?
VP: 50 E 191st St is in New York City, New York 10468. Its coordinates are 40.86397, -73.89821 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is VP: 50 E 191st St and when was it built?
VP: 50 E 191st St has 125,433 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1942 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is VP: 50 E 191st 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: 50 E 191st St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/vp-50-e-191st-st-62dd63e1 (data as of October 2, 2026).