221 & 243 McDonald Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 221 MCDONALD AVE · 11218
At a glance
221 & 243 McDonald Avenue is a 156,170-square-foot multifamily housing building at 221 MCDONALD AVE in New York City, New York, built in 1953.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 668,587 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,481 therms |
| Water use | 5,702 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 156,170 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4938463:2023 |
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
- 221 MCDONALD AVE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11218
- Coordinates
- 40.64898, -73.98060
Within ~1 km
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How does 221 & 243 McDonald 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.
At 156,170 sq ft, it is about 55% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1953 construction date is close to 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.
Which law requires 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue to report its energy use?
221 & 243 McDonald 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:4938463:2023). 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 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue's energy grade?
221 & 243 McDonald Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure.
How much energy does 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2023.
What are 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue?
221 & 243 McDonald Avenue is at 221 MCDONALD AVE, in New York City, New York 11218. Its coordinates are 40.64898, -73.98060 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue and when was it built?
221 & 243 McDonald Avenue has 156,170 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 221 & 243 McDonald Avenue 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, “221 & 243 McDonald Avenue, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/221-243-mcdonald-avenue-b4f51466 (data as of October 2, 2026).