Abro - 131 East 23 Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 131 EAST 23 STREET · 10010
At a glance
Abro - 131 East 23 Street is a 54,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 131 EAST 23 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1971. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 39 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 82.1 kBtu/ft² and 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% 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 | 39 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 82.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 331 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 450,281 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,965 therms |
| Water use | 3,455 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 54,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2665065:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 39 | -5 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 44 | -6 | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 307 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 50 | 81.3 kBtu/ft² | 279 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
- 131 EAST 23 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10010
- Coordinates
- 40.73964, -73.98504
Within ~1 km
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How does Abro - 131 East 23 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. Abro - 131 East 23 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 82.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 19 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 Abro - 131 East 23 Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Abro - 131 East 23 Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 39 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 50. Site EUI moved from 81.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 82.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 279 tCO₂e to 331 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 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 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 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. Abro - 131 East 23 Street's 82.1 kBtu/ft² across 54,000 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,299 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 450,281 kWh of electricity, 28,965 therms of natural gas and 3,455 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Abro - 131 East 23 Street to report its energy use?
Abro - 131 East 23 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:2665065:2024). 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 Abro - 131 East 23 Street's energy grade?
Abro - 131 East 23 Street scores 39 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 Abro - 131 East 23 Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 82.1 kBtu/ft² (136.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,000 sq ft, including 450,281 kWh of electricity and 28,965 therms of natural gas.
What are Abro - 131 East 23 Street's carbon emissions?
Abro - 131 East 23 Street reported 331 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Abro - 131 East 23 Street?
Abro - 131 East 23 Street is at 131 EAST 23 STREET, in New York City, New York 10010. Its coordinates are 40.73964, -73.98504 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Abro - 131 East 23 Street and when was it built?
Abro - 131 East 23 Street has 54,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Abro - 131 East 23 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, “Abro - 131 East 23 Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/abro-131-east-23-street-37aaec58 (data as of October 2, 2026).