261 West 21st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10011
At a glance
261 West 21st Street is a 32,325-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1910.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 247,768 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1 therms |
| Gross floor area | 32,325 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6260890:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 39 | +6 | 98.1 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 33 | 107.0 kBtu/ft² | 266 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
- 261 West 21st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74381, -73.99892
Within ~1 km
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How does 261 West 21st 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 32,325 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 261 West 21st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 261 West 21st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2022 to 39 in 2023 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 107.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 98.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 266 tCO₂e to 266 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
Which law requires 261 West 21st Street to report its energy use?
261 West 21st 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:6260890:2024). 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 261 West 21st Street's energy grade?
261 West 21st Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does 261 West 21st Street use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are 261 West 21st Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is 261 West 21st Street?
261 West 21st Street is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74381, -73.99892 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 261 West 21st Street and when was it built?
261 West 21st Street has 32,325 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 261 West 21st 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, “261 West 21st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/261-west-21st-street-5a61cc5d (data as of October 2, 2026).