240 East Houston Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10009
At a glance
240 East Houston Street is a 29,536-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 89.6 kBtu/ft² and 276 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 89.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 224.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 276 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 642,554 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,549 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,536 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:24896810:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 89.6 kBtu/ft² | 276 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 203 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 East Houston Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72215, -73.98598
Within ~1 km
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How does 240 East Houston 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 89.6 kBtu/ft² is about 20% 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 9.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,536 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 East Houston Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 240 East Houston Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 89.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 203 tCO₂e to 276 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).
What does a site EUI of 89.6 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 East Houston Street's 89.6 kBtu/ft² across 29,536 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (776 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 224.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 642,554 kWh of electricity and 4,549 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 240 East Houston Street to report its energy use?
240 East Houston 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:24896810:2024). 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 240 East Houston Street's energy grade?
240 East Houston Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 89.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 240 East Houston Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 89.6 kBtu/ft² (224.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,536 sq ft, including 642,554 kWh of electricity and 4,549 therms of natural gas.
What are 240 East Houston Street's carbon emissions?
240 East Houston Street reported 276 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 240 East Houston Street?
240 East Houston Street is in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72215, -73.98598 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 240 East Houston Street and when was it built?
240 East Houston Street has 29,536 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 240 East Houston 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, “240 East Houston Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/240-east-houston-street-a0bf8b66 (data as of October 2, 2026).