249 East 37th Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 11203
At a glance
249 East 37th Street is a 44,928-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1931.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 245,986 kWh |
| Water use | 2,589 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 44,928 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6803475:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 5 | -24 | 113.6 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | 113.4 kBtu/ft² | 297 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
- 249 East 37th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11203
- Coordinates
- 40.65084, -73.94279
Within ~1 km
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How does 249 East 37th 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.
At 44,928 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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 249 East 37th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 249 East 37th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2022 to 5 in 2023 (-24 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 29. Site EUI moved from 113.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 113.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 297 tCO₂e to 324 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
Which law requires 249 East 37th Street to report its energy use?
249 East 37th 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:6803475:2024). 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 249 East 37th Street's energy grade?
249 East 37th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does 249 East 37th Street use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are 249 East 37th Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is 249 East 37th Street?
249 East 37th Street is in New York City, New York 11203. Its coordinates are 40.65084, -73.94279 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 249 East 37th Street and when was it built?
249 East 37th Street has 44,928 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 249 East 37th 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, “249 East 37th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/249-east-37th-street-5cf592eb (data as of October 2, 2026).