48 Great Jones Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10012
At a glance
48 Great Jones Street is a 40,194-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.9 kBtu/ft² and 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 109.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 204 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 199,178 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,726 therms |
| Water use | 457 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 40,194 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:22866537:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 204 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 131 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
- 48 Great Jones Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72672, -73.99245
Within ~1 km
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How does 48 Great Jones 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 75.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 40,194 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 years earlier 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 48 Great Jones Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 48 Great Jones Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 51.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 48% increase. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 204 tCO₂e over the same span (up 56%).
What does a site EUI of 75.9 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. 48 Great Jones Street's 75.9 kBtu/ft² across 40,194 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (894 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 199,178 kWh of electricity, 23,726 therms of natural gas and 457 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 48 Great Jones Street to report its energy use?
48 Great Jones 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:22866537:2024). 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 48 Great Jones Street's energy grade?
48 Great Jones Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 48 Great Jones Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft² (109.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,194 sq ft, including 199,178 kWh of electricity and 23,726 therms of natural gas.
What are 48 Great Jones Street's carbon emissions?
48 Great Jones Street reported 204 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 48 Great Jones Street?
48 Great Jones Street is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72672, -73.99245 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 48 Great Jones Street and when was it built?
48 Great Jones Street has 40,194 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 48 Great Jones 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, “48 Great Jones Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/48-great-jones-street-084595bd (data as of October 2, 2026).