A Better Place
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 331 East 86Th Street · 10028
At a glance
A Better Place is a 10,500-square-foot multifamily housing building at 331 East 86Th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 121.8 kBtu/ft² and 103 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 121.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 222.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 103 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 165,730 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,131 therms |
| Gross floor area | 10,500 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:21598376:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | +4 | 121.8 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 20 | -38 | 122.4 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 58 | 103.4 kBtu/ft² | 72 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
- 331 East 86Th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77739, -73.95057
Within ~1 km
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How does A Better Place 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. A Better Place's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 121.8 kBtu/ft² is about 63% above 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 9.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 89% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 10,500 sq ft, it is about 90% 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 A Better Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for A Better Place, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2022 to 24 in 2024 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 58. Site EUI moved from 103.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 121.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 72 tCO₂e to 103 tCO₂e over the same span (up 44%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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: a score of 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. A Better Place's 121.8 kBtu/ft² across 10,500 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (375 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 222.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,730 kWh of electricity and 7,131 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires A Better Place to report its energy use?
A Better Place 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:21598376:2024). 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 A Better Place's energy grade?
A Better Place scores 24 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does A Better Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 121.8 kBtu/ft² (222.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 10,500 sq ft, including 165,730 kWh of electricity and 7,131 therms of natural gas.
What are A Better Place's carbon emissions?
A Better Place reported 103 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is A Better Place?
A Better Place is at 331 East 86Th Street, in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77739, -73.95057 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is A Better Place and when was it built?
A Better Place has 10,500 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 A Better Place 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, “A Better Place, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/a-better-place-07c5eb35 (data as of October 2, 2026).