26 Court Street -Brooklyn
Office in New York City, NY · 26 Court Street · 11242
At a glance
26 Court Street -Brooklyn is a 293,137-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1927. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,377 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 103.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,377 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,730,045 kWh |
| Natural gas | 131,355 therms |
| Gross floor area | 293,137 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6706030:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 64.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,377 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,374 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,318 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 Court Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11242
- Coordinates
- 40.69324, -73.99066
Within ~1 km
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How does 26 Court Street -Brooklyn compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 64.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 293,137 sq ft, it is about 43% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 26 Court Street -Brooklyn's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 26 Court Street -Brooklyn, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 71.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,318 tCO₂e to 1,377 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 64.9 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 Court Street -Brooklyn's 64.9 kBtu/ft² across 293,137 sq ft works out to about 19 billion Btu (5,576 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,730,045 kWh of electricity and 131,355 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 26 Court Street -Brooklyn to report its energy use?
26 Court Street -Brooklyn 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:6706030:2024). 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 Court Street -Brooklyn's energy grade?
26 Court Street -Brooklyn did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 26 Court Street -Brooklyn use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.9 kBtu/ft² (103.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 293,137 sq ft, including 1,730,045 kWh of electricity and 131,355 therms of natural gas.
What are 26 Court Street -Brooklyn's carbon emissions?
26 Court Street -Brooklyn reported 1,377 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 26 Court Street -Brooklyn?
26 Court Street -Brooklyn is in New York City, New York 11242. Its coordinates are 40.69324, -73.99066 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 26 Court Street -Brooklyn and when was it built?
26 Court Street -Brooklyn has 293,137 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 26 Court Street -Brooklyn 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 Court Street -Brooklyn, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/26-court-street-brooklyn-42254747 (data as of October 2, 2026).