243 Hancock St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 243 HANCOCK ST · 11216
At a glance
243 Hancock St is a 10,432-square-foot multifamily housing building at 243 HANCOCK ST in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.3 kBtu/ft² and 44 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 44 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 55,047 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,410 therms |
| Gross floor area | 10,432 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10370091:2023 |
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
- 243 HANCOCK ST
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11216
- Coordinates
- 40.68300, -73.94608
Within ~1 km
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How does 243 Hancock St 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 60.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 10,432 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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.
What does a site EUI of 60.3 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. 243 Hancock St's 60.3 kBtu/ft² across 10,432 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (184 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 94.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 55,047 kWh of electricity and 4,410 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 243 Hancock St to report its energy use?
243 Hancock St 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:10370091:2023). 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 243 Hancock St's energy grade?
243 Hancock St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 243 Hancock St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 60.3 kBtu/ft² (94.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 10,432 sq ft, including 55,047 kWh of electricity and 4,410 therms of natural gas.
What are 243 Hancock St's carbon emissions?
243 Hancock St reported 44 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 243 Hancock St?
243 Hancock St is at 243 HANCOCK ST, in New York City, New York 11216. Its coordinates are 40.68300, -73.94608 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 243 Hancock St and when was it built?
243 Hancock St has 10,432 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 243 Hancock St 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, “243 Hancock St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/243-hancock-st-18b352c5 (data as of October 2, 2026).