38-44 Laight Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 38 Laight Street · 10013
At a glance
38-44 Laight Street is a 61,717-square-foot multifamily housing building at 38 Laight Street in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 55.1 kBtu/ft² and 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 55.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 621,867 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,789 therms |
| Water use | 1,432 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 61,717 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:5049366:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 55.1 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 65.8 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 70.3 kBtu/ft² | 306 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
- 38 Laight Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.72192, -74.00763
Within ~1 km
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How does 38-44 Laight 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. Its site EUI of 55.1 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,717 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 38-44 Laight Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 38-44 Laight Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 70.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 306 tCO₂e to 312 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 55.1 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. 38-44 Laight Street's 55.1 kBtu/ft² across 61,717 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (997 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 118.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 621,867 kWh of electricity, 12,789 therms of natural gas and 1,432 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 38-44 Laight Street to report its energy use?
38-44 Laight 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:5049366:2024). 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 38-44 Laight Street's energy grade?
38-44 Laight Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 55.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 38-44 Laight Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.1 kBtu/ft² (118.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 61,717 sq ft, including 621,867 kWh of electricity and 12,789 therms of natural gas.
What are 38-44 Laight Street's carbon emissions?
38-44 Laight Street reported 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 38-44 Laight Street?
38-44 Laight Street is at 38 Laight Street, in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.72192, -74.00763 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 38-44 Laight Street and when was it built?
38-44 Laight Street has 61,717 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 38-44 Laight 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, “38-44 Laight Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/38-44-laight-street-b71623b9 (data as of October 2, 2026).