BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 125 SEIGEL STREET · 11206
At a glance
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 is a 49,700-square-foot multifamily housing building at 125 SEIGEL STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1975. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.6 kBtu/ft² and 70 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 27.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 70 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 13,217 therms |
| Gross floor area | 49,700 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33934969:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.6 kBtu/ft² | 70 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 0 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 125 SEIGEL STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11206
- Coordinates
- 40.70458, -73.94173
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Lindsay Parkscore 100
Multifamily Housing · 3,136,278 sq ft
- BUSHWICK/HYLAN CAMPUSscore 14
Multifamily Housing · 1,552,000 sq ft
- BUSHWICK/HYLANscore —
Multifamily Housing · 1,552,000 sq ft
- WILLIAMSBURGscore 99
Multifamily Housing · 1,487,900 sq ft
- Williamsburg Houses: CAMPUSscore 11
Multifamily Housing · 1,468,900 sq ft
- BUSHWICKscore —
Multifamily Housing · 1,327,600 sq ft
See also: most efficient in New York City · biggest emitters
How does BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 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 26.6 kBtu/ft² is about 64% 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 49,700 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 23 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 BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 26.6 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. BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5's 26.6 kBtu/ft² across 49,700 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (387 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 27.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 13,217 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 to report its energy use?
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 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:33934969:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in New York City
- 450 Village Company: 450 6th Avenue· 49,690 sq ft · score 66 (C)
- Property Link MGMT:165 EAST 89 STREET· 49,680 sq ft · score 20 (D)
- 165 East 89th· 49,680 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 115 Division Avenue - Brooklyn· 49,669 sq ft · score 54 (D)
- 110-56 71 Avenue· 49,664 sq ft
- Vanderbilt - 48-21 40th St· 49,660 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in New York City· 33,022 benchmarked
- All New York City benchmarked buildings· Local Law 84 (LL84)
- Most efficient large buildings in New York City
- Least efficient large buildings in New York City
- Biggest emitters in New York City
Frequently asked questions
What is BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5's energy grade?
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.6 kBtu/ft² (27.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 49,700 sq ft and 13,217 therms of natural gas.
What are BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5's carbon emissions?
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 reported 70 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5?
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 is at 125 SEIGEL STREET, in New York City, New York 11206. Its coordinates are 40.70458, -73.94173 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 and when was it built?
BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 has 49,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5 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).
Working with New York City building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “BORINQUEN PLAZA I - Bldg 5, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/borinquen-plaza-i-bldg-5-b2caad97 (data as of October 2, 2026).