DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 825 COLUMBUS AVENUE · 10025
At a glance
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II is a 2,221,782-square-foot multifamily housing building at 825 COLUMBUS AVENUE in New York City, New York, built in 1965. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 119.7 kBtu/ft² and 17,036 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 119.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 162.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 17,036 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 13,781,009 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,188,584 therms |
| Gross floor area | 2,221,782 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:3128111:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 119.7 kBtu/ft² | 17,036 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 117.9 kBtu/ft² | 16,298 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 12 | 127.4 kBtu/ft² | 16,958 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
- 825 COLUMBUS AVENUE
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10025
- Coordinates
- 40.79570, -73.96544
Within ~1 km
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How does DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II 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 119.7 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 2,221,782 sq ft, it is about 2101% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 13 years later 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 DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 127.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 119.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 16,958 tCO₂e to 17,036 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 119.7 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. DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II's 119.7 kBtu/ft² across 2,221,782 sq ft works out to about 265.9 billion Btu (77,941 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 162.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 13,781,009 kWh of electricity and 2,188,584 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II to report its energy use?
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II 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:3128111:2024). 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 DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II's energy grade?
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 119.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 119.7 kBtu/ft² (162.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 2,221,782 sq ft, including 13,781,009 kWh of electricity and 2,188,584 therms of natural gas.
What are DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II's carbon emissions?
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II reported 17,036 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II?
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II is at 825 COLUMBUS AVENUE, in New York City, New York 10025. Its coordinates are 40.79570, -73.96544 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II and when was it built?
DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II has 2,221,782 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II 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, “DOUGLASS I/DOUGLASS II, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/douglass-i-douglass-ii-020ff883 (data as of October 2, 2026).