247 Driggs Avenue
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 247 Driggs Ave · 11222
At a glance
247 Driggs Avenue is a 29,712-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1961. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.4 kBtu/ft² and 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 25.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 75 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 163,262 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,985 therms |
| Water use | 587 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,712 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6822839:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 73 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
- 247 Driggs Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11222
- Coordinates
- 40.72269, -73.94777
Within ~1 km
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How does 247 Driggs 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. Its site EUI of 25.4 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,712 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 9 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 247 Driggs Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 247 Driggs Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 28.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 73 tCO₂e to 75 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 25.4 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. 247 Driggs Avenue's 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 29,712 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (221 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 59.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 163,262 kWh of electricity, 1,985 therms of natural gas and 587 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 247 Driggs Avenue to report its energy use?
247 Driggs 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:6822839:2024). 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 247 Driggs Avenue's energy grade?
247 Driggs Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 247 Driggs Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft² (59.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,712 sq ft, including 163,262 kWh of electricity and 1,985 therms of natural gas.
What are 247 Driggs Avenue's carbon emissions?
247 Driggs Avenue reported 75 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 247 Driggs Avenue?
247 Driggs Avenue is in New York City, New York 11222. Its coordinates are 40.72269, -73.94777 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 247 Driggs Avenue and when was it built?
247 Driggs Avenue has 29,712 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 247 Driggs Avenue 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, “247 Driggs Avenue, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/247-driggs-avenue-3f821032 (data as of October 2, 2026).