GDC: 220 Water Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 220 WATER STREET · 11201
At a glance
GDC: 220 Water Street is a 171,512-square-foot multifamily housing building at 220 WATER STREET in New York City, New York, built in 1900. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 25 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 55.7 kBtu/ft² and 793 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 22,829 scored multifamily housing buildings in New York City.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 25 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 55.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 105.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 793 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,347,759 kWh |
| Natural gas | 49,565 therms |
| Water use | 5,522 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 171,512 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2975519:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 25 | +8 | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 793 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 17 | -12 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 780 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 29 | 55.2 kBtu/ft² | 658 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
- 220 WATER STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.70304, -73.98518
Within ~1 km
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How does GDC: 220 Water Street 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. GDC: 220 Water Street's ENERGY STAR score of 25 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 55.7 kBtu/ft² is about 26% 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 171,512 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 52 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 GDC: 220 Water Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for GDC: 220 Water Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2022 to 25 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 29. Site EUI moved from 55.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 658 tCO₂e to 793 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 25 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 25 means the building performs better than about 25% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 25 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 50 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. GDC: 220 Water Street's 55.7 kBtu/ft² across 171,512 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,800 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 105.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,347,759 kWh of electricity, 49,565 therms of natural gas and 5,522 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires GDC: 220 Water Street to report its energy use?
GDC: 220 Water 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:2975519:2024). 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 GDC: 220 Water Street's energy grade?
GDC: 220 Water Street scores 25 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 GDC: 220 Water Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.7 kBtu/ft² (105.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 171,512 sq ft, including 1,347,759 kWh of electricity and 49,565 therms of natural gas.
What are GDC: 220 Water Street's carbon emissions?
GDC: 220 Water Street reported 793 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is GDC: 220 Water Street?
GDC: 220 Water Street is at 220 WATER STREET, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.70304, -73.98518 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is GDC: 220 Water Street and when was it built?
GDC: 220 Water Street has 171,512 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is GDC: 220 Water 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, “GDC: 220 Water Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/gdc-220-water-street-6b38468a (data as of October 2, 2026).