298 W 231st Street
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in New York City, NY · 298 W 231st St · 10463
At a glance
298 W 231st Street is a 27,300-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym in New York City, New York, built in 1960. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.5 kBtu/ft² and 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 15.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 17 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 44,107 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 26 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,300 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:26621027:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 5.5 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 13.0 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 20 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
- 298 W 231st St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10463
- Coordinates
- 40.88075, -73.90829
Within ~1 km
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How does 298 W 231st Street compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 144 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.5 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 103.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 92% below the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,300 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 45,215 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1960 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1959). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 298 W 231st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 298 W 231st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 10.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 5.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 50% decrease. Reported emissions went from 20 tCO₂e to 17 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 5.5 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. 298 W 231st Street's 5.5 kBtu/ft² across 27,300 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (44 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 15.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 44,107 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 26 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 298 W 231st Street to report its energy use?
298 W 231st 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:26621027:2024). 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 298 W 231st Street's energy grade?
298 W 231st Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 298 W 231st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 5.5 kBtu/ft² (15.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,300 sq ft, including 44,107 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 298 W 231st Street's carbon emissions?
298 W 231st Street reported 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 298 W 231st Street?
298 W 231st Street is in New York City, New York 10463. Its coordinates are 40.88075, -73.90829 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 298 W 231st Street and when was it built?
298 W 231st Street has 27,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is 298 W 231st 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, “298 W 231st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/298-w-231st-street-cbd4e5da (data as of October 2, 2026).