(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 253 Grand Street · 10002
At a glance
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) is a 26,565-square-foot multifamily housing building at 253 Grand Street in New York City, New York, built in 2009. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 158.7 kBtu/ft² and 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 158.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 276.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 317 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 490,955 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25,395 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,565 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:34014913:2023 |
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
- 253 Grand Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10002
- Coordinates
- 40.71818, -73.99398
Within ~1 km
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How does (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand 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. (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)'s ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 158.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 129% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,565 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 57 years later 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)'s 158.7 kBtu/ft² across 26,565 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,236 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 276.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 490,955 kWh of electricity and 25,395 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) to report its energy use?
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:34014913:2023). 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 (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)'s energy grade?
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 158.7 kBtu/ft² (276.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,565 sq ft, including 490,955 kWh of electricity and 25,395 therms of natural gas.
What are (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)'s carbon emissions?
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) reported 317 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St)?
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) is at 253 Grand Street, in New York City, New York 10002. Its coordinates are 40.71818, -73.99398 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) and when was it built?
(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) has 26,565 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is (4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St) 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, “(4306) - Seward Park Housing Corp (253 Grand St), New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/4306-seward-park-housing-corp-253-grand-st-591e3e35 (data as of October 2, 2026).