West Farms 5
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 998 East 179th Street · 10460
At a glance
West Farms 5 is a 48,974-square-foot multifamily housing building at 998 East 179th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1972. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 0 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Gross floor area | 48,974 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2748473:2022 |
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
- 998 East 179th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10460
- Coordinates
- 40.84212, -73.88003
Within ~1 km
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How does West Farms 5 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 emissions intensity of 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 100% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 48,974 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 20 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.
Which law requires West Farms 5 to report its energy use?
West Farms 5 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:2748473:2022). 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 West Farms 5's energy grade?
West Farms 5 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure.
How much energy does West Farms 5 use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2022.
What are West Farms 5's carbon emissions?
West Farms 5 reported 0 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is West Farms 5?
West Farms 5 is at 998 East 179th Street, in New York City, New York 10460. Its coordinates are 40.84212, -73.88003 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is West Farms 5 and when was it built?
West Farms 5 has 48,974 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is West Farms 5 covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “West Farms 5, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/west-farms-5-5b19d078 (data as of October 2, 2026).