ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave
Pre-school/Daycare in New York City, NY · 281 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE · 10302
At a glance
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave is a 49,737-square-foot pre-school/daycare at 281 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1987. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.2 kBtu/ft² and 280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 280 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 447,541 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,666 therms |
| Water use | 1,353 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 49,737 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:53646393:2024 |
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
- 281 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10302
- Coordinates
- 40.63451, -74.13573
Within ~1 km
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How does ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave compare with other pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 185 pre-school/daycare buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 70.2 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 54.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,737 sq ft, it is about 82% above the average floor area of 27,378 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 229 pre-school/daycare buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 74 and a site EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 70.2 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. ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave's 70.2 kBtu/ft² across 49,737 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,023 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 447,541 kWh of electricity, 19,666 therms of natural gas and 1,353 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave to report its energy use?
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave 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:53646393:2024). 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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- J-CAP· 49,668 sq ft · EUI 90.6 kBtu/ft²
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- ACS_151_Lutheran Social Services of NY· 47,804 sq ft · EUI 61.3 kBtu/ft²
- 250 Bradhurst Avenue· 47,520 sq ft · EUI 31.6 kBtu/ft²
- ACS_74_Morris and Steven Soles Day Care Center· 47,415 sq ft · EUI 36.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave's energy grade?
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.2 kBtu/ft² (127.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,737 sq ft, including 447,541 kWh of electricity and 19,666 therms of natural gas.
What are ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave's carbon emissions?
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave reported 280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave?
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave is at 281 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10302. Its coordinates are 40.63451, -74.13573 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave and when was it built?
ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave has 49,737 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as pre-school/daycare.
Is ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave 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, “ADAPT - 281 Port Richmond Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/adapt-281-port-richmond-ave-e28f8083 (data as of October 2, 2026).