218 Gates Avenue
Residential Care Facility in New York City, NY · 11238
At a glance
218 Gates Avenue is a 43,520-square-foot residential care facility in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 118.4 kBtu/ft² and 353 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 118.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 175.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 353 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 373,686 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,798 therms |
| Gross floor area | 43,520 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6893288:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 118.4 kBtu/ft² | 353 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 121.5 kBtu/ft² | 354 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 124.3 kBtu/ft² | 331 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
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Location
- Address
- 218 Gates Avenue
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11238
- Coordinates
- 40.68532, -73.95830
Within ~1 km
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How does 218 Gates Avenue compare with other residential care facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 151 residential care facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 118.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,520 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 86,753 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 38 years earlier than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 218 Gates Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 218 Gates Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 124.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 118.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 331 tCO₂e to 353 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 118.4 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 Gates Avenue's 118.4 kBtu/ft² across 43,520 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,510 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 175.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 373,686 kWh of electricity and 38,798 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 218 Gates Avenue to report its energy use?
218 Gates 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:6893288:2024). 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 Gates Avenue's energy grade?
218 Gates Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 118.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 218 Gates Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 118.4 kBtu/ft² (175.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,520 sq ft, including 373,686 kWh of electricity and 38,798 therms of natural gas.
What are 218 Gates Avenue's carbon emissions?
218 Gates Avenue reported 353 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 218 Gates Avenue?
218 Gates Avenue is in New York City, New York 11238. Its coordinates are 40.68532, -73.95830 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 218 Gates Avenue and when was it built?
218 Gates Avenue has 43,520 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is 218 Gates 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, “218 Gates Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/218-gates-avenue-575611e5 (data as of October 2, 2026).