Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 105 E 16th St · 10003
At a glance
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St is a 56,360-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1950. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.9 kBtu/ft² and 161 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 59.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 161 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 236,556 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,007 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,360 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6282517:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 161 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 50.7 kBtu/ft² | 219 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
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Location
- Address
- 105 E 16th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73577, -73.98893
Within ~1 km
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How does Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St 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 32.9 kBtu/ft² is about 56% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,360 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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 Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 161 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does a site EUI of 32.9 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. Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St's 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 56,360 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (543 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 236,556 kWh of electricity and 2,007 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St to report its energy use?
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6282517:2023). 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 Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St's energy grade?
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft² (59.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,360 sq ft, including 236,556 kWh of electricity and 2,007 therms of natural gas.
What are Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St's carbon emissions?
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St reported 161 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St?
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73577, -73.98893 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St and when was it built?
Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St has 56,360 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Buchbinder: 105 E 16th St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/buchbinder-105-e-16th-st-3d47faa5 (data as of October 2, 2026).