35 Essex St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 37 Essex St · 10002
At a glance
35 Essex St is a 28,937-square-foot multifamily housing building at 37 Essex St in New York City, New York, built in 1910. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.6 kBtu/ft² and 117 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 117 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 280,680 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,305 therms |
| Water use | 1,000 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,937 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:10517304:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 117 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 37.3 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 100 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
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Location
- Address
- 37 Essex St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.71607, -73.98950
Within ~1 km
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How does 35 Essex St 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 37.6 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 74.9 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 22% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,937 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 42 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 35 Essex St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 35 Essex St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 37.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 100 tCO₂e to 117 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does a site EUI of 37.6 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. 35 Essex St's 37.6 kBtu/ft² across 28,937 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (319 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 280,680 kWh of electricity, 1,305 therms of natural gas and 1,000 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 35 Essex St to report its energy use?
35 Essex St 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:10517304:2024). 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 35 Essex St's energy grade?
35 Essex St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 35 Essex St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.6 kBtu/ft² (97.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,937 sq ft, including 280,680 kWh of electricity and 1,305 therms of natural gas.
What are 35 Essex St's carbon emissions?
35 Essex St reported 117 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 35 Essex St?
35 Essex St is at 37 Essex St, in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.71607, -73.98950 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 35 Essex St and when was it built?
35 Essex St has 28,937 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 35 Essex St 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, “35 Essex St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/35-essex-st-42a0f24b (data as of October 2, 2026).