240-242 West 116th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10026
At a glance
240-242 West 116th Street is a 29,040-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 99.6 kBtu/ft² and 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 146.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 192 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 201,517 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,050 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,040 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10882686:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 99.6 kBtu/ft² | 192 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 105.6 kBtu/ft² | 189 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
- 240-242 West 116th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10026
- Coordinates
- 40.80392, -73.95419
Within ~1 km
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How does 240-242 West 116th 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 99.6 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,040 sq ft, it is about 71% 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 240-242 West 116th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 240-242 West 116th Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 105.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 99.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 189 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 99.6 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. 240-242 West 116th Street's 99.6 kBtu/ft² across 29,040 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (848 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 146.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 201,517 kWh of electricity and 22,050 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 240-242 West 116th Street to report its energy use?
240-242 West 116th 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:10882686:2023). 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 240-242 West 116th Street's energy grade?
240-242 West 116th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 99.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 240-242 West 116th Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 99.6 kBtu/ft² (146.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,040 sq ft, including 201,517 kWh of electricity and 22,050 therms of natural gas.
What are 240-242 West 116th Street's carbon emissions?
240-242 West 116th Street reported 192 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 240-242 West 116th Street?
240-242 West 116th Street is in New York City, New York 10026. Its coordinates are 40.80392, -73.95419 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 240-242 West 116th Street and when was it built?
240-242 West 116th Street has 29,040 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 240-242 West 116th Street 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, “240-242 West 116th Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/240-242-west-116th-street-d16e56c8 (data as of October 2, 2026).