217 Thompson Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10012
At a glance
217 Thompson Street is a 25,144-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 81.0 kBtu/ft² and 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 81.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 154 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 214,888 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,037 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,144 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26505224:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 81.0 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 77.6 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 95.9 kBtu/ft² | 145 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
- 217 Thompson Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72903, -73.99917
Within ~1 km
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How does 217 Thompson 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 81.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 25,144 sq ft, it is about 75% 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 217 Thompson Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 217 Thompson Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 95.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 81.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 145 tCO₂e to 154 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 81.0 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. 217 Thompson Street's 81.0 kBtu/ft² across 25,144 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (597 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 214,888 kWh of electricity and 13,037 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 217 Thompson Street to report its energy use?
217 Thompson 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:26505224:2024). 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 217 Thompson Street's energy grade?
217 Thompson Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 81.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 217 Thompson Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.0 kBtu/ft² (136.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,144 sq ft, including 214,888 kWh of electricity and 13,037 therms of natural gas.
What are 217 Thompson Street's carbon emissions?
217 Thompson Street reported 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 217 Thompson Street?
217 Thompson Street is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72903, -73.99917 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 217 Thompson Street and when was it built?
217 Thompson Street has 25,144 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 217 Thompson 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, “217 Thompson Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/217-thompson-street-16d5bd1d (data as of October 2, 2026).