44-01 21st Street
Retail Store in New York City, NY · 11101
At a glance
44-01 21st Street is a 91,405-square-foot retail store in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.4 kBtu/ft² and 301 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 61.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 301 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 371,625 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12 therms |
| Water use | 892 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 91,405 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:9386023:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 301 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 58.5 kBtu/ft² | 381 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
- 44-01 21st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11101
- Coordinates
- 40.74940, -73.94672
Within ~1 km
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How does 44-01 21st Street compare with other retail store buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 525 retail store buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 6.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,405 sq ft, it is about 12% above the average floor area of 81,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 31 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 44-01 21st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 44-01 21st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 58.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 381 tCO₂e to 301 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does a site EUI of 36.4 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. 44-01 21st Street's 36.4 kBtu/ft² across 91,405 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (975 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 61.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 371,625 kWh of electricity, 12 therms of natural gas and 892 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 44-01 21st Street to report its energy use?
44-01 21st 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:9386023:2024). 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 44-01 21st Street's energy grade?
44-01 21st Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 44-01 21st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.4 kBtu/ft² (61.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 91,405 sq ft, including 371,625 kWh of electricity and 12 therms of natural gas.
What are 44-01 21st Street's carbon emissions?
44-01 21st Street reported 301 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 44-01 21st Street?
44-01 21st Street is in New York City, New York 11101. Its coordinates are 40.74940, -73.94672 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 44-01 21st Street and when was it built?
44-01 21st Street has 91,405 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 44-01 21st 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, “44-01 21st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/44-01-21st-street-0f79ceca (data as of October 2, 2026).