Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 136 W 22nd St · 10011
At a glance
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St is a 32,116-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1908. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 15.1 kBtu/ft² and 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 15.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 39.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 50 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 126,482 kWh |
| Natural gas | 546 therms |
| Water use | 661 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 32,116 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6282512:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 15.1 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 17.4 kBtu/ft² | 44 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
- 136 W 22nd St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74272, -73.99445
Within ~1 km
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How does Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd 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 15.1 kBtu/ft² is about 80% 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 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 32,116 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 44 years earlier 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 Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 17.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 15.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 44 tCO₂e to 50 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 15.1 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: 136 W 22nd St's 15.1 kBtu/ft² across 32,116 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (142 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 39.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 126,482 kWh of electricity, 546 therms of natural gas and 661 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St to report its energy use?
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd 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:6282512:2023). 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: 136 W 22nd St's energy grade?
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 15.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 15.1 kBtu/ft² (39.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 32,116 sq ft, including 126,482 kWh of electricity and 546 therms of natural gas.
What are Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St's carbon emissions?
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St reported 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St?
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74272, -73.99445 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St and when was it built?
Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd St has 32,116 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Buchbinder: 136 W 22nd 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: 136 W 22nd St, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/buchbinder-136-w-22nd-st-d39addbb (data as of October 2, 2026).