Bob Lai
Mixed Use Property in New York City, NY · 350 W 38th Street · 10018
At a glance
Bob Lai is a 30,000-square-foot mixed use property building at 350 W 38th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1921. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.3 kBtu/ft² and 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 13.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 16 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 37,077 kWh |
| Natural gas | 327 therms |
| Water use | 57 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6220790:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 9.2 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 169.0 kBtu/ft² | 340 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
- 350 W 38th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10018
- Coordinates
- 40.75531, -73.99308
Within ~1 km
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How does Bob Lai compare with other mixed use property buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 395 mixed use property buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.3 kBtu/ft² is about 94% below the average of 92.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 93% below the group average of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 87% below the average floor area of 224,815 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1921, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1958). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Bob Lai's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Bob Lai, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 169.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 5.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 97% decrease. Reported emissions went from 340 tCO₂e to 16 tCO₂e over the same span (down 95%).
What does a site EUI of 5.3 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. Bob Lai's 5.3 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (47 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 13.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 37,077 kWh of electricity, 327 therms of natural gas and 57 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Bob Lai to report its energy use?
Bob Lai 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:6220790:2024). 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 Bob Lai's energy grade?
Bob Lai did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bob Lai use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 5.3 kBtu/ft² (13.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft, including 37,077 kWh of electricity and 327 therms of natural gas.
What are Bob Lai's carbon emissions?
Bob Lai reported 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Bob Lai?
Bob Lai is at 350 W 38th Street, in New York City, New York 10018. Its coordinates are 40.75531, -73.99308 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Bob Lai and when was it built?
Bob Lai has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1921 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Bob Lai 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, “Bob Lai, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/bob-lai-3b4613ab (data as of October 2, 2026).