BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 149 EAST 125 STREET · 10035
At a glance
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences is a 402,926-square-foot multifamily housing building at 149 EAST 125 STREET in New York City, New York, built in 2020. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.4 kBtu/ft² and 498 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 29.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 498 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,197,160 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,256 therms |
| Water use | 8,644 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 402,926 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:39399892:2024 |
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
- 149 EAST 125 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10035
- Coordinates
- 40.80422, -73.93702
Within ~1 km
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How does BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences 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 11.4 kBtu/ft² is about 85% 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 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 76% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 402,926 sq ft, it is about 299% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 68 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.
What does a site EUI of 11.4 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. BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences's 11.4 kBtu/ft² across 402,926 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,346 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 29.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,197,160 kWh of electricity, 5,256 therms of natural gas and 8,644 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences to report its energy use?
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences 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:39399892:2024). 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 BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences's energy grade?
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft² (29.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 402,926 sq ft, including 1,197,160 kWh of electricity and 5,256 therms of natural gas.
What are BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences's carbon emissions?
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences reported 498 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences?
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences is at 149 EAST 125 STREET, in New York City, New York 10035. Its coordinates are 40.80422, -73.93702 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences and when was it built?
BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences has 402,926 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences 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, “BDG - Gotham Plaza and Smile Residences, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/bdg-gotham-plaza-and-smile-residences-7226f21a (data as of October 2, 2026).