295 Cherry Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10002
At a glance
295 Cherry Street is a 56,533-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1986. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 405.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,513 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 405.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 590.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,513 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 26.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,555,434 kWh |
| Natural gas | 176,276 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,533 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:12063711:2023 |
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
- 295 Cherry Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.71142, -73.98788
Within ~1 km
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How does 295 Cherry 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. 295 Cherry Street's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 405.7 kBtu/ft² is about 442% above 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 26.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 415% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,533 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 34 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 295 Cherry Street's 405.7 kBtu/ft² across 56,533 sq ft works out to about 22.9 billion Btu (6,722 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 590.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,555,434 kWh of electricity and 176,276 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 295 Cherry Street to report its energy use?
295 Cherry 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:12063711:2023). 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 295 Cherry Street's energy grade?
295 Cherry Street scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 295 Cherry Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 405.7 kBtu/ft² (590.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,533 sq ft, including 1,555,434 kWh of electricity and 176,276 therms of natural gas.
What are 295 Cherry Street's carbon emissions?
295 Cherry Street reported 1,513 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (26.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 295 Cherry Street?
295 Cherry Street is in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.71142, -73.98788 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 295 Cherry Street and when was it built?
295 Cherry Street has 56,533 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 295 Cherry Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “295 Cherry Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/295-cherry-street-9e97e01a (data as of October 2, 2026).