Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 16 E 98th St · 10029
At a glance
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st is a 56,480-square-foot multifamily housing building at 16 E 98th St in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 55.8 kBtu/ft² and 261 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 80% 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 | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 55.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 78.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 261 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 203,506 kWh |
| Natural gas | 411 therms |
| Water use | 2,721 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 56,480 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4402759:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 93 | +1 | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 261 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 92 | ±0 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 262 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
- 16 E 98th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10029
- Coordinates
- 40.78892, -73.95414
Within ~1 km
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How does Buchbinder: 16 East 98th 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. Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 80% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 55.8 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,480 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 27 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: 16 East 98th st's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2022 to 93 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 60.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 262 tCO₂e to 261 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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: a score of 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st's 55.8 kBtu/ft² across 56,480 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (924 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 78.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 203,506 kWh of electricity, 411 therms of natural gas and 2,721 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st to report its energy use?
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:4402759:2024). 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 Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st's energy grade?
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st scores 93 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 New York City disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.8 kBtu/ft² (78.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 56,480 sq ft, including 203,506 kWh of electricity and 411 therms of natural gas.
What are Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st's carbon emissions?
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st reported 261 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st?
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st is at 16 E 98th St, in New York City, New York 10029. Its coordinates are 40.78892, -73.95414 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st and when was it built?
Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st has 56,480 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st 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, “Buchbinder: 16 East 98th st, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/buchbinder-16-east-98th-st-cc8a65d8 (data as of October 2, 2026).