81 White Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 10013
At a glance
81 White Street is a 28,500-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1915. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.7 kBtu/ft² and 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 101.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 131 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 169,863 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,066 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6681640:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 48.4 kBtu/ft² | 97 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
- 81 White Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10013
- Coordinates
- 40.71757, -74.00214
Within ~1 km
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How does 81 White 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 62.7 kBtu/ft² is about 16% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,500 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 37 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 81 White Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 81 White Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 62.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 30% increase. Reported emissions went from 97 tCO₂e to 131 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).
What does a site EUI of 62.7 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. 81 White Street's 62.7 kBtu/ft² across 28,500 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (524 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 101.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 169,863 kWh of electricity and 12,066 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 81 White Street to report its energy use?
81 White 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:6681640:2024). 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 81 White Street's energy grade?
81 White Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 81 White Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.7 kBtu/ft² (101.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,500 sq ft, including 169,863 kWh of electricity and 12,066 therms of natural gas.
What are 81 White Street's carbon emissions?
81 White Street reported 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 81 White Street?
81 White Street is in New York City, New York 10013. Its coordinates are 40.71757, -74.00214 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 81 White Street and when was it built?
81 White Street has 28,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1915 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 81 White 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, “81 White Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/81-white-street-421ed563 (data as of October 2, 2026).