26-13 21st St
Residential Care Facility in New York City, NY · 11102
At a glance
26-13 21st St is a 159,582-square-foot residential care facility in New York City, New York, built in 2000. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 103.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,287 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 103.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 181.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,287 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,945,419 kWh |
| Natural gas | 98,467 therms |
| Water use | 9,300 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 159,582 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33950106:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,287 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 849 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
- 26-13 21st St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11102
- Coordinates
- 40.77307, -73.92525
Within ~1 km
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How does 26-13 21st St compare with other residential care facility buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 151 residential care facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 103.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 159,582 sq ft, it is about 84% above the average floor area of 86,753 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 26-13 21st St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 26-13 21st St, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 103.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 82% increase. Reported emissions went from 849 tCO₂e to 1,287 tCO₂e over the same span (up 52%).
What does a site EUI of 103.3 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. 26-13 21st St's 103.3 kBtu/ft² across 159,582 sq ft works out to about 16.5 billion Btu (4,831 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 181.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,945,419 kWh of electricity, 98,467 therms of natural gas and 9,300 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 26-13 21st St to report its energy use?
26-13 21st 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:33950106:2024). 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 26-13 21st St's energy grade?
26-13 21st St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 103.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 26-13 21st St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 103.3 kBtu/ft² (181.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 159,582 sq ft, including 1,945,419 kWh of electricity and 98,467 therms of natural gas.
What are 26-13 21st St's carbon emissions?
26-13 21st St reported 1,287 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 26-13 21st St?
26-13 21st St is in New York City, New York 11102. Its coordinates are 40.77307, -73.92525 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 26-13 21st St and when was it built?
26-13 21st St has 159,582 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is 26-13 21st St 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, “26-13 21st St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/26-13-21st-st-9d1782ab (data as of October 2, 2026).