38 East 19th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 36 EAST 19 STREET · 10003
At a glance
38 East 19th Street is a 128,964-square-foot office building at 36 EAST 19 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1898. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 116.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 116.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 230.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,335,345 kWh |
| Natural gas | 62,749 therms |
| Water use | 8,843 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 128,964 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6668227:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 116.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,312 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 162.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,360 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 33 | 120.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,211 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 36 EAST 19 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73827, -73.98949
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Stuyvesant Townscore 83
Multifamily Housing · 9,055,218 sq ft
College/University · 5,000,000 sq ft
- 11 Madison Avenuescore 77
Office · 2,228,574 sq ft
- 51 Madisonscore 79
Office · 1,485,386 sq ft
- One Madison Avenuescore —
Office · 1,339,997 sq ft
- ConEd Irving Placescore 55
Office · 1,255,204 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does 38 East 19th 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 116.9 kBtu/ft² is about 81% 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 10.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 75% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 128,964 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1898, 42 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 38 East 19th Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 38 East 19th Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 120.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 116.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,211 tCO₂e to 1,312 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 116.9 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 East 19th Street's 116.9 kBtu/ft² across 128,964 sq ft works out to about 15.1 billion Btu (4,418 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 230.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,335,345 kWh of electricity, 62,749 therms of natural gas and 8,843 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 38 East 19th Street to report its energy use?
38 East 19th 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:6668227:2024). 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.
More office buildings in New York City
- 291 Broadway Realty Associates, LLC· 128,940 sq ft · score 73 (B)
- ACHS Management: 238 Bedford Ave· 128,877 sq ft · score 2 (D)
- 139 Centre Street· 127,879 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 1 East 33rd Street· 127,866 sq ft · score 60 (C)
- 1 East 33rd Street· 127,866 sq ft · score 75 (B)
- Walter & Samuels - 315 W 36th· 127,820 sq ft · score 65 (C)
- Office buildings in New York City· 3,384 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is 38 East 19th Street's energy grade?
38 East 19th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 116.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 38 East 19th Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 116.9 kBtu/ft² (230.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 128,964 sq ft, including 2,335,345 kWh of electricity and 62,749 therms of natural gas.
What are 38 East 19th Street's carbon emissions?
38 East 19th Street reported 1,312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 38 East 19th Street?
38 East 19th Street is at 36 EAST 19 STREET, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73827, -73.98949 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 38 East 19th Street and when was it built?
38 East 19th Street has 128,964 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1898 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 38 East 19th 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 East 19th Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/38-east-19th-street-43f2c03d (data as of October 2, 2026).