Dawning: 215 Bay Street
Office in New York City, NY · 215 Bay Street · 10301
At a glance
Dawning: 215 Bay Street is a 29,564-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1925. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 43.7 kBtu/ft² and 149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 2,519 scored office buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 43.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 122.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 149 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 378,534 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 29,564 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3121988:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | -1 | 43.7 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 53 | -5 | 42.3 kBtu/ft² | 136 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 58 | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 102 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
- 215 Bay Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10301
- Coordinates
- 40.63670, -74.07625
Within ~1 km
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How does Dawning: 215 Bay Street compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Dawning: 215 Bay Street's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 43.7 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,564 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Dawning: 215 Bay Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Dawning: 215 Bay Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2022 to 52 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 58. Site EUI moved from 40.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 43.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 102 tCO₂e to 149 tCO₂e over the same span (up 45%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. Dawning: 215 Bay Street's 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 29,564 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (379 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 122.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 378,534 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Dawning: 215 Bay Street to report its energy use?
Dawning: 215 Bay Street 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:3121988:2024). 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 Dawning: 215 Bay Street's energy grade?
Dawning: 215 Bay Street scores 52 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 Dawning: 215 Bay Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.7 kBtu/ft² (122.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,564 sq ft, including 378,534 kWh of electricity.
What are Dawning: 215 Bay Street's carbon emissions?
Dawning: 215 Bay Street reported 149 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Dawning: 215 Bay Street?
Dawning: 215 Bay Street is in New York City, New York 10301. Its coordinates are 40.63670, -74.07625 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Dawning: 215 Bay Street and when was it built?
Dawning: 215 Bay Street has 29,564 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Dawning: 215 Bay Street 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, “Dawning: 215 Bay Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/dawning-215-bay-street-d14097e9 (data as of October 2, 2026).