44 LORIMER STREET
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 2 Lorimer Street · 11206
At a glance
44 LORIMER STREET is a 10,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2 Lorimer Street in New York City, New York, built in 1998. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.4 kBtu/ft² and 18 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 33.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 35.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 18 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 3,342 therms |
| Gross floor area | 10,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:15281119:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 33.4 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | 17 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
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Location
- Address
- 2 Lorimer Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11206
- Coordinates
- 40.70026, -73.95381
Within ~1 km
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How does 44 LORIMER 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 33.4 kBtu/ft² is about 55% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 66% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 10,000 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 46 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.
How has 44 LORIMER STREET's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 44 LORIMER STREET, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 33.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 18 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 33.4 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 LORIMER STREET's 33.4 kBtu/ft² across 10,000 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (98 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 35.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,342 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 44 LORIMER STREET to report its energy use?
44 LORIMER 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:15281119:2024). 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 LORIMER STREET's energy grade?
44 LORIMER STREET did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 44 LORIMER STREET use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.4 kBtu/ft² (35.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 10,000 sq ft and 3,342 therms of natural gas.
What are 44 LORIMER STREET's carbon emissions?
44 LORIMER STREET reported 18 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 44 LORIMER STREET?
44 LORIMER STREET is at 2 Lorimer Street, in New York City, New York 11206. Its coordinates are 40.70026, -73.95381 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 44 LORIMER STREET and when was it built?
44 LORIMER STREET has 10,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 44 LORIMER 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 LORIMER STREET, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/44-lorimer-street-3da9843a (data as of October 2, 2026).