242 Wallabout
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 242 Wallabout Street · 11206
At a glance
242 Wallabout is a 31,301-square-foot multifamily housing building at 242 Wallabout Street in New York City, New York, built in 2018. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 245.8 kBtu/ft² and 545 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 245.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 380.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 545 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 17.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 643,966 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,956 therms |
| Water use | 659 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 31,301 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:32878069:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 245.8 kBtu/ft² | 545 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 239.0 kBtu/ft² | 512 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
- 242 Wallabout Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11206
- Coordinates
- 40.70016, -73.95327
Within ~1 km
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How does 242 Wallabout 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 245.8 kBtu/ft² is about 228% 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 17.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 235% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 31,301 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 66 years later 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 242 Wallabout's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 242 Wallabout, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 239.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 245.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 512 tCO₂e to 545 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 245.8 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. 242 Wallabout's 245.8 kBtu/ft² across 31,301 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,255 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 380.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 643,966 kWh of electricity, 54,956 therms of natural gas and 659 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 242 Wallabout to report its energy use?
242 Wallabout 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:32878069:2024). 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 242 Wallabout's energy grade?
242 Wallabout did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 245.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 242 Wallabout use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 245.8 kBtu/ft² (380.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 31,301 sq ft, including 643,966 kWh of electricity and 54,956 therms of natural gas.
What are 242 Wallabout's carbon emissions?
242 Wallabout reported 545 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (17.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 242 Wallabout?
242 Wallabout is at 242 Wallabout Street, in New York City, New York 11206. Its coordinates are 40.70016, -73.95327 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 242 Wallabout and when was it built?
242 Wallabout has 31,301 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 242 Wallabout 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, “242 Wallabout, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/242-wallabout-43c92cdb (data as of October 2, 2026).