281 Bainbridge Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 281 Bainbridge St · 11233
At a glance
281 Bainbridge Street is a 6,000-square-foot multifamily housing 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 145.0 kBtu/ft² and 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 145.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 194.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 55 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 42,481 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,251 therms |
| Gross floor area | 6,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6690758:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 145.0 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 170.4 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 170.4 kBtu/ft² | 59 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 281 Bainbridge St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11233
- Coordinates
- 40.68160, -73.92555
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
Multifamily Housing · 975,000 sq ft
Multifamily Housing · 975,000 sq ft
- BREVOORTscore 11
Multifamily Housing · 887,268 sq ft
- KINGSBOROUGHscore —
Multifamily Housing · 838,000 sq ft
K-12 School · 460,800 sq ft
Senior Living Community · 280,000 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does 281 Bainbridge 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. Its site EUI of 145.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 77% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 6,000 sq ft, it is about 94% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 25 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 281 Bainbridge Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 281 Bainbridge Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 170.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 145.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 59 tCO₂e to 55 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 145.0 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. 281 Bainbridge Street's 145.0 kBtu/ft² across 6,000 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (255 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 194.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 42,481 kWh of electricity and 7,251 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 281 Bainbridge Street to report its energy use?
281 Bainbridge 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:6690758:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in New York City
- 301 West 136th Street· 5,982 sq ft
- 300 West 137th Street· 5,982 sq ft
- 368 Lafayette· 5,980 sq ft · EUI 77.4 kBtu/ft²
- Marcus Garvey Preservation LLC (2127) - 3426965· 5,979 sq ft
- NH HH 74-11 263 St 4448710· 5,964 sq ft
- NH HH 265-14 74 Ave 4439369· 5,964 sq ft
- Multifamily Housing buildings in New York City· 33,022 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is 281 Bainbridge Street's energy grade?
281 Bainbridge Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 145.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 281 Bainbridge Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 145.0 kBtu/ft² (194.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 6,000 sq ft, including 42,481 kWh of electricity and 7,251 therms of natural gas.
What are 281 Bainbridge Street's carbon emissions?
281 Bainbridge Street reported 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 281 Bainbridge Street?
281 Bainbridge Street is in New York City, New York 11233. Its coordinates are 40.68160, -73.92555 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 281 Bainbridge Street and when was it built?
281 Bainbridge Street has 6,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 281 Bainbridge 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “281 Bainbridge Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/281-bainbridge-street-cfaac97c (data as of October 2, 2026).