218 FRONT STREET
Office in New York City, NY · 218 Front Street · 11201
At a glance
218 FRONT STREET is a 231,422-square-foot office building at 218 Front Street in New York City, New York, built in 2023. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 10.7 kBtu/ft² and 285 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 10.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 30.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 285 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 725,855 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 231,422 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33585196:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 10.7 kBtu/ft² | 285 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 0.5 kBtu/ft² | 13 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
- 218 Front Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.70231, -73.98370
Within ~1 km
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How does 218 FRONT STREET 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 10.7 kBtu/ft² is about 83% below 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 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 231,422 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2023, 83 years later 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.
How has 218 FRONT STREET's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 218 FRONT STREET, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 0.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 10.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2040% increase. Reported emissions went from 13 tCO₂e to 285 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2127%).
What does a site EUI of 10.7 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. 218 FRONT STREET's 10.7 kBtu/ft² across 231,422 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (726 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 30.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 725,855 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 218 FRONT STREET to report its energy use?
218 FRONT 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:33585196:2024). 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 218 FRONT STREET's energy grade?
218 FRONT STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 10.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 218 FRONT STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 10.7 kBtu/ft² (30.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 231,422 sq ft, including 725,855 kWh of electricity.
What are 218 FRONT STREET's carbon emissions?
218 FRONT STREET reported 285 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 218 FRONT STREET?
218 FRONT STREET is at 218 Front Street, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.70231, -73.98370 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 218 FRONT STREET and when was it built?
218 FRONT STREET has 231,422 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2023 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 218 FRONT 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, “218 FRONT STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/218-front-street-70d5d4e0 (data as of October 2, 2026).