Buchbinder: 172 East 4th
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 172 East 4th Street · 10009
At a glance
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th is a 126,826-square-foot multifamily housing building at 172 East 4th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.0 kBtu/ft² and 323 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 56.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 323 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 444,226 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,014 therms |
| Gross floor area | 126,826 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4402457:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 323 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 20.4 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.9 kBtu/ft² | 338 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
- 172 East 4th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10009
- Coordinates
- 40.72461, -73.98569
Within ~1 km
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How does Buchbinder: 172 East 4th 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 34.0 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 126,826 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 23 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: 172 East 4th's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Buchbinder: 172 East 4th, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 338 tCO₂e to 323 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 34.0 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: 172 East 4th's 34.0 kBtu/ft² across 126,826 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,264 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 56.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 444,226 kWh of electricity and 28,014 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Buchbinder: 172 East 4th to report its energy use?
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th 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:4402457:2024). 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: 172 East 4th's energy grade?
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Buchbinder: 172 East 4th use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.0 kBtu/ft² (56.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 126,826 sq ft, including 444,226 kWh of electricity and 28,014 therms of natural gas.
What are Buchbinder: 172 East 4th's carbon emissions?
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th reported 323 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Buchbinder: 172 East 4th?
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th is at 172 East 4th Street, in New York City, New York 10009. Its coordinates are 40.72461, -73.98569 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Buchbinder: 172 East 4th and when was it built?
Buchbinder: 172 East 4th has 126,826 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1929 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Buchbinder: 172 East 4th 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: 172 East 4th, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/buchbinder-172-east-4th-e65cd8e3 (data as of October 2, 2026).