391 East 149 Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10455
At a glance
391 East 149 Street is a 75,952-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1908. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 107.3 kBtu/ft² and 805 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 107.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 245.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 805 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,700,093 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,952 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15376174:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 107.3 kBtu/ft² | 805 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 118.3 kBtu/ft² | 714 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
- 391 East 149 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10455
- Coordinates
- 40.81623, -73.91826
Within ~1 km
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How does 391 East 149 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 107.3 kBtu/ft² is about 66% 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 10.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 83% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,952 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 32 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 391 East 149 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 391 East 149 Street, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 118.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 107.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 714 tCO₂e to 805 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 107.3 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. 391 East 149 Street's 107.3 kBtu/ft² across 75,952 sq ft works out to about 8.1 billion Btu (2,388 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 245.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,700,093 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 391 East 149 Street to report its energy use?
391 East 149 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:15376174:2023). 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 391 East 149 Street's energy grade?
391 East 149 Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 391 East 149 Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft² (245.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 75,952 sq ft, including 1,700,093 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 391 East 149 Street's carbon emissions?
391 East 149 Street reported 805 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 391 East 149 Street?
391 East 149 Street is in New York City, New York 10455. Its coordinates are 40.81623, -73.91826 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 391 East 149 Street and when was it built?
391 East 149 Street has 75,952 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 391 East 149 Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “391 East 149 Street, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/391-east-149-street-9fe25d64 (data as of October 2, 2026).