Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 31 E 12th St · 10003
At a glance
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St is a 68,971-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1929. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 86.3 kBtu/ft² and 500 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% 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 | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 86.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 140.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 500 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 598,997 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,090 therms |
| Water use | 3,201 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 68,971 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4402476:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 26 | -16 | 86.3 kBtu/ft² | 500 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 42 | +18 | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 455 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 24 | 96.6 kBtu/ft² | 519 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
- 31 E 12th St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.73382, -73.99254
Within ~1 km
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How does Buchbinder: 31 E 12th 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: 31 E 12th St's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 86.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,971 sq ft, it is about 32% below 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: 31 E 12th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2022 to 26 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 42. Site EUI moved from 96.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 86.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 519 tCO₂e to 500 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 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. Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St's 86.3 kBtu/ft² across 68,971 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,744 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 140.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 598,997 kWh of electricity, 13,090 therms of natural gas and 3,201 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St to report its energy use?
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th 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:4402476:2024). 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: 31 E 12th St's energy grade?
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St scores 26 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 Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 86.3 kBtu/ft² (140.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 68,971 sq ft, including 598,997 kWh of electricity and 13,090 therms of natural gas.
What are Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St's carbon emissions?
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St reported 500 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St?
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St is in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.73382, -73.99254 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St and when was it built?
Buchbinder: 31 E 12th St has 68,971 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: 31 E 12th 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: 31 E 12th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/buchbinder-31-e-12th-st-32b2816d (data as of October 2, 2026).