Irvine: 237 Lafayette St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 237 Lafayette St · 10012
At a glance
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St is a 58,241-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1911. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.0 kBtu/ft² and 226 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 226 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 217,692 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,381 therms |
| Water use | 1,215 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 58,241 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4862786:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 239 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
- 237 Lafayette St
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72263, -73.99698
Within ~1 km
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How does Irvine: 237 Lafayette St 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 58.0 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,241 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1911, 41 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 Irvine: 237 Lafayette St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Irvine: 237 Lafayette St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 68.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 58.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 239 tCO₂e to 226 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 58.0 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. Irvine: 237 Lafayette St's 58.0 kBtu/ft² across 58,241 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (990 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 217,692 kWh of electricity, 26,381 therms of natural gas and 1,215 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Irvine: 237 Lafayette St to report its energy use?
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St 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:4862786:2024). 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 Irvine: 237 Lafayette St's energy grade?
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Irvine: 237 Lafayette St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft² (83.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 58,241 sq ft, including 217,692 kWh of electricity and 26,381 therms of natural gas.
What are Irvine: 237 Lafayette St's carbon emissions?
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St reported 226 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Irvine: 237 Lafayette St?
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72263, -73.99698 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Irvine: 237 Lafayette St and when was it built?
Irvine: 237 Lafayette St has 58,241 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1911 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Irvine: 237 Lafayette St 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, “Irvine: 237 Lafayette St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/irvine-237-lafayette-st-80eb5aa6 (data as of October 2, 2026).