Carlyle: 106 East 38th
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 106 East 38 Street · 10016
At a glance
Carlyle: 106 East 38th is a 118,715-square-foot multifamily housing building at 106 East 38 Street in New York City, New York, built in 1930. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 120.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,153 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% 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 | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 120.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 161.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,153 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 780,616 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,567 therms |
| Gross floor area | 118,715 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6787427:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 10 | -85 | 120.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,153 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 95 | +79 | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 16 | 117.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,053 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
- 106 East 38 Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74938, -73.97900
Within ~1 km
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How does Carlyle: 106 East 38th 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. Carlyle: 106 East 38th's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 120.1 kBtu/ft² is about 60% 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 9.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 87% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 118,715 sq ft, it is about 18% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 22 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 Carlyle: 106 East 38th's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Carlyle: 106 East 38th, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2022 to 10 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 95. Site EUI moved from 117.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 120.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,053 tCO₂e to 1,153 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. Carlyle: 106 East 38th's 120.1 kBtu/ft² across 118,715 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,179 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 161.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 780,616 kWh of electricity and 10,567 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Carlyle: 106 East 38th to report its energy use?
Carlyle: 106 East 38th 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:6787427:2024). 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 Carlyle: 106 East 38th's energy grade?
Carlyle: 106 East 38th scores 10 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 Carlyle: 106 East 38th use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 120.1 kBtu/ft² (161.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 118,715 sq ft, including 780,616 kWh of electricity and 10,567 therms of natural gas.
What are Carlyle: 106 East 38th's carbon emissions?
Carlyle: 106 East 38th reported 1,153 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Carlyle: 106 East 38th?
Carlyle: 106 East 38th is at 106 East 38 Street, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74938, -73.97900 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Carlyle: 106 East 38th and when was it built?
Carlyle: 106 East 38th has 118,715 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Carlyle: 106 East 38th 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, “Carlyle: 106 East 38th, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/carlyle-106-east-38th-714e728c (data as of October 2, 2026).