Esplanade Gardens
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 700 ESPLANADE GDNS PLAZA · 10039
At a glance
Esplanade Gardens is a 2,267,800-square-foot multifamily housing building at 700 ESPLANADE GDNS PLAZA in New York City, New York, built in 1966. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.3 kBtu/ft² and 12,765 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 94.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 133.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 12,765 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 13,080,275 kWh |
| Water use | 168,623 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 2,267,800 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6693881:2022 |
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
- 700 ESPLANADE GDNS PLAZA
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10039
- Coordinates
- 40.82053, -73.93614
Within ~1 km
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How does Esplanade Gardens 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 94.3 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 2,267,800 sq ft, it is about 2146% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 14 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.
What does a site EUI of 94.3 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. Esplanade Gardens's 94.3 kBtu/ft² across 2,267,800 sq ft works out to about 213.9 billion Btu (62,674 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 133.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 13,080,275 kWh of electricity and 168,623 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Esplanade Gardens to report its energy use?
Esplanade Gardens 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 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:6693881:2022). 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 Esplanade Gardens's energy grade?
Esplanade Gardens did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Esplanade Gardens use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 94.3 kBtu/ft² (133.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 2,267,800 sq ft, including 13,080,275 kWh of electricity.
What are Esplanade Gardens's carbon emissions?
Esplanade Gardens reported 12,765 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Esplanade Gardens?
Esplanade Gardens is at 700 ESPLANADE GDNS PLAZA, in New York City, New York 10039. Its coordinates are 40.82053, -73.93614 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Esplanade Gardens and when was it built?
Esplanade Gardens has 2,267,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Esplanade Gardens covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Esplanade Gardens, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/esplanade-gardens-c2bae335 (data as of October 2, 2026).