FARRAGUT - Bldg 4
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 233 SANDS STREET · 11201
At a glance
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 is a 131,150-square-foot multifamily housing building at 233 SANDS STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1952. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.5 kBtu/ft² and 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 30.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 199 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 37,441 therms |
| Water use | 64,585 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 131,150 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33954192:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 0 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
- 233 SANDS STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.69973, -73.98100
Within ~1 km
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How does FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 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 28.5 kBtu/ft² is about 62% below the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 131,150 sq ft, it is about 30% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1952 construction date is close to 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 FARRAGUT - Bldg 4's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for FARRAGUT - Bldg 4, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 28.5 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. FARRAGUT - Bldg 4's 28.5 kBtu/ft² across 131,150 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,095 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 30.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 37,441 therms of natural gas and 64,585 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 to report its energy use?
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 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:33954192:2024). 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 FARRAGUT - Bldg 4's energy grade?
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.5 kBtu/ft² (30.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 131,150 sq ft and 37,441 therms of natural gas.
What are FARRAGUT - Bldg 4's carbon emissions?
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 reported 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is FARRAGUT - Bldg 4?
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 is at 233 SANDS STREET, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.69973, -73.98100 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 and when was it built?
FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 has 131,150 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is FARRAGUT - Bldg 4 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, “FARRAGUT - Bldg 4, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/farragut-bldg-4-81997ffd (data as of October 2, 2026).