AKAM - 201 East 21st Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 201 East 21st Street · 10010
At a glance
AKAM - 201 East 21st Street is a 263,175-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1962. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 71.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,448 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 71.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,448 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,154,741 kWh |
| Natural gas | 113,328 therms |
| Water use | 12,376 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 263,175 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4945816:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,448 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 66 | -7 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,225 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 57.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,072 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
- 201 East 21st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10010
- Coordinates
- 40.73741, -73.98374
Within ~1 km
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How does AKAM - 201 East 21st 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 71.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 263,175 sq ft, it is about 161% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 10 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 AKAM - 201 East 21st Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for AKAM - 201 East 21st Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2022 to 66 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 73. Site EUI moved from 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 24% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,072 tCO₂e to 1,448 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).
What does a site EUI of 71.0 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. AKAM - 201 East 21st Street's 71.0 kBtu/ft² across 263,175 sq ft works out to about 18.7 billion Btu (5,476 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,154,741 kWh of electricity, 113,328 therms of natural gas and 12,376 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires AKAM - 201 East 21st Street to report its energy use?
AKAM - 201 East 21st 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:4945816:2024). 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 AKAM - 201 East 21st Street's energy grade?
AKAM - 201 East 21st Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 71.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does AKAM - 201 East 21st Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 71.0 kBtu/ft² (123.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 263,175 sq ft, including 2,154,741 kWh of electricity and 113,328 therms of natural gas.
What are AKAM - 201 East 21st Street's carbon emissions?
AKAM - 201 East 21st Street reported 1,448 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is AKAM - 201 East 21st Street?
AKAM - 201 East 21st Street is in New York City, New York 10010. Its coordinates are 40.73741, -73.98374 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is AKAM - 201 East 21st Street and when was it built?
AKAM - 201 East 21st Street has 263,175 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is AKAM - 201 East 21st 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, “AKAM - 201 East 21st Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/akam-201-east-21st-street-4bce9b68 (data as of October 2, 2026).