300 Lafayette
Office in New York City, NY · 298 Lafayette Street · 10012
At a glance
300 Lafayette is a 79,215-square-foot office building at 298 Lafayette Street in New York City, New York, built in 2017. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 82.2 kBtu/ft² and 603 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 82.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 177.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 603 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,215,931 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,607 therms |
| Gross floor area | 79,215 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:7440880:2024 |
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 Lafayette Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72464, -73.99570
Within ~1 km
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How does 300 Lafayette 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 82.2 kBtu/ft² is about 27% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 79,215 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 77 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 82.2 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. 300 Lafayette's 82.2 kBtu/ft² across 79,215 sq ft works out to about 6.5 billion Btu (1,908 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 177.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,215,931 kWh of electricity and 23,607 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 300 Lafayette to report its energy use?
300 Lafayette 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:7440880:2024). 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 300 Lafayette's energy grade?
300 Lafayette did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 82.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 300 Lafayette use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 82.2 kBtu/ft² (177.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 79,215 sq ft, including 1,215,931 kWh of electricity and 23,607 therms of natural gas.
What are 300 Lafayette's carbon emissions?
300 Lafayette reported 603 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 300 Lafayette?
300 Lafayette is at 298 Lafayette Street, in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72464, -73.99570 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 300 Lafayette and when was it built?
300 Lafayette has 79,215 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2017 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 300 Lafayette 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, “300 Lafayette, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/300-lafayette-983c9e02 (data as of October 2, 2026).