2131 Ocean Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11229
At a glance
2131 Ocean Avenue is a 36,681-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2019. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.7 kBtu/ft² and 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 62.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 86 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 173,226 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,382 therms |
| Water use | 805 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 36,681 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:28478088:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 28.7 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 24.2 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.1 kBtu/ft² | 63 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
- 2131 Ocean Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11229
- Coordinates
- 40.60977, -73.95336
Within ~1 km
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How does 2131 Ocean Avenue 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 28.7 kBtu/ft² is about 62% 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 36,681 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 67 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.
How has 2131 Ocean Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 2131 Ocean Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 28.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 24% increase. Reported emissions went from 63 tCO₂e to 86 tCO₂e over the same span (up 37%).
What does a site EUI of 28.7 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. 2131 Ocean Avenue's 28.7 kBtu/ft² across 36,681 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (309 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 62.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 173,226 kWh of electricity, 3,382 therms of natural gas and 805 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2131 Ocean Avenue to report its energy use?
2131 Ocean Avenue 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:28478088:2024). 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 2131 Ocean Avenue's energy grade?
2131 Ocean Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2131 Ocean Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.7 kBtu/ft² (62.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,681 sq ft, including 173,226 kWh of electricity and 3,382 therms of natural gas.
What are 2131 Ocean Avenue's carbon emissions?
2131 Ocean Avenue reported 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 2131 Ocean Avenue?
2131 Ocean Avenue is in New York City, New York 11229. Its coordinates are 40.60977, -73.95336 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 2131 Ocean Avenue and when was it built?
2131 Ocean Avenue has 36,681 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2019 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 2131 Ocean Avenue 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, “2131 Ocean Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/2131-ocean-avenue-72e212ba (data as of October 2, 2026).