295 Lafayette Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10012
At a glance
295 Lafayette Street is a 254,423-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1901. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 52.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,012 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 52.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,012 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,414,298 kWh |
| Natural gas | 85,888 therms |
| Gross floor area | 254,423 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9429927:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,012 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.4 kBtu/ft² | 905 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 652 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
- 295 Lafayette Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72454, -73.99576
Within ~1 km
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How does 295 Lafayette Street 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 52.7 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 254,423 sq ft, it is about 24% above the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1901, 39 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 295 Lafayette Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 295 Lafayette Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 27% increase. Reported emissions went from 652 tCO₂e to 1,012 tCO₂e over the same span (up 55%).
What does a site EUI of 52.7 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. 295 Lafayette Street's 52.7 kBtu/ft² across 254,423 sq ft works out to about 13.4 billion Btu (3,930 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,414,298 kWh of electricity and 85,888 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 295 Lafayette Street to report its energy use?
295 Lafayette 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:9429927:2024). 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 295 Lafayette Street's energy grade?
295 Lafayette Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 295 Lafayette Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.7 kBtu/ft² (88.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 254,423 sq ft, including 1,414,298 kWh of electricity and 85,888 therms of natural gas.
What are 295 Lafayette Street's carbon emissions?
295 Lafayette Street reported 1,012 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 295 Lafayette Street?
295 Lafayette Street is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72454, -73.99576 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 295 Lafayette Street and when was it built?
295 Lafayette Street has 254,423 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1901 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 295 Lafayette 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, “295 Lafayette Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/295-lafayette-street-fd1c84b3 (data as of October 2, 2026).