Brighter Days
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 84-42 Smedley Street · 11435
At a glance
Brighter Days is a 14,157-square-foot multifamily housing building at 84-42 Smedley Street in New York City, New York, built in 2008. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 262.7 kBtu/ft² and 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 0% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 1 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 262.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 394.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 257 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 18.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 281,384 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,592 therms |
| Water use | 2,886 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 14,157 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:55173934:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 84-42 Smedley Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11435
- Coordinates
- 40.71252, -73.81244
Within ~1 km
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How does Brighter Days 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. Brighter Days's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 262.7 kBtu/ft² is about 251% above the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 18.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 249% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 14,157 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 56 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 an ENERGY STAR score of 1 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Brighter Days's 262.7 kBtu/ft² across 14,157 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,090 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 394.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 281,384 kWh of electricity, 27,592 therms of natural gas and 2,886 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Brighter Days to report its energy use?
Brighter Days 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:55173934:2024). 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 Brighter Days's energy grade?
Brighter Days scores 1 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Brighter Days use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 262.7 kBtu/ft² (394.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 14,157 sq ft, including 281,384 kWh of electricity and 27,592 therms of natural gas.
What are Brighter Days's carbon emissions?
Brighter Days reported 257 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (18.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Brighter Days?
Brighter Days is at 84-42 Smedley Street, in New York City, New York 11435. Its coordinates are 40.71252, -73.81244 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Brighter Days and when was it built?
Brighter Days has 14,157 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Brighter Days 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, “Brighter Days, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/brighter-days-79489fc3 (data as of October 2, 2026).