First Garden Condominium
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 38 East 1st Street · 10003
At a glance
First Garden Condominium is a 41,236-square-foot multifamily housing building at 38 East 1st Street in New York City, New York, built in 1920. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.7 kBtu/ft² and 261 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 137.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 261 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 293,756 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,386 therms |
| Gross floor area | 41,236 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33065486:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.7 kBtu/ft² | 261 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 90.1 kBtu/ft² | 249 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
- 38 East 1st Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10003
- Coordinates
- 40.72404, -73.99025
Within ~1 km
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How does First Garden Condominium 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 90.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% 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 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 41,236 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 32 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 First Garden Condominium's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for First Garden Condominium, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 90.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 90.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 249 tCO₂e to 261 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does a site EUI of 90.7 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. First Garden Condominium's 90.7 kBtu/ft² across 41,236 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,096 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 137.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 293,756 kWh of electricity and 27,386 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires First Garden Condominium to report its energy use?
First Garden Condominium 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:33065486:2024). 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 First Garden Condominium's energy grade?
First Garden Condominium did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does First Garden Condominium use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.7 kBtu/ft² (137.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 41,236 sq ft, including 293,756 kWh of electricity and 27,386 therms of natural gas.
What are First Garden Condominium's carbon emissions?
First Garden Condominium reported 261 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is First Garden Condominium?
First Garden Condominium is at 38 East 1st Street, in New York City, New York 10003. Its coordinates are 40.72404, -73.99025 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is First Garden Condominium and when was it built?
First Garden Condominium has 41,236 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is First Garden Condominium 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, “First Garden Condominium, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/first-garden-condominium-63843174 (data as of October 2, 2026).