185 Plymouth Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11201
At a glance
185 Plymouth Street is a 34,200-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 71.0 kBtu/ft² and 178 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 71.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 178 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 239,031 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,923 therms |
| Water use | 917 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,200 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7057471:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 178 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 159 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
- 185 Plymouth Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.70374, -73.98579
Within ~1 km
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How does 185 Plymouth 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 71.0 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,200 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 185 Plymouth Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 185 Plymouth Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 71.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 159 tCO₂e to 178 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 71.0 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. 185 Plymouth Street's 71.0 kBtu/ft² across 34,200 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (712 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 116.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 239,031 kWh of electricity, 15,923 therms of natural gas and 917 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 185 Plymouth Street to report its energy use?
185 Plymouth 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:7057471:2024). 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 185 Plymouth Street's energy grade?
185 Plymouth Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 71.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 185 Plymouth Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.0 kBtu/ft² (116.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,200 sq ft, including 239,031 kWh of electricity and 15,923 therms of natural gas.
What are 185 Plymouth Street's carbon emissions?
185 Plymouth Street reported 178 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 185 Plymouth Street?
185 Plymouth Street is in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.70374, -73.98579 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 185 Plymouth Street and when was it built?
185 Plymouth Street has 34,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 185 Plymouth Street 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, “185 Plymouth Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/185-plymouth-street-2cde26bb (data as of October 2, 2026).