218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn
Office in New York City, NY · 218 Clarkson Avenue · 11226
At a glance
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn is a 43,200-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.4 kBtu/ft² and 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 166 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 448,597 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 43,200 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15368893:2023 |
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
- 218 Clarkson Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11226
- Coordinates
- 40.65528, -73.95229
Within ~1 km
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How does 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,200 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 35.4 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. 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn's 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 43,200 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (448 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 99.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 448,597 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn to report its energy use?
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15368893:2023). 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 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn's energy grade?
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft² (99.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,200 sq ft, including 448,597 kWh of electricity.
What are 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn's carbon emissions?
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn reported 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn?
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn is in New York City, New York 11226. Its coordinates are 40.65528, -73.95229 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn and when was it built?
218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn has 43,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “218 Clarkson Avenue - Brooklyn, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/218-clarkson-avenue-brooklyn-8231ff11 (data as of October 2, 2026).