Lovett - 200 Water Street
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 196 Water Street · 11201
At a glance
Lovett - 200 Water Street is a 43,532-square-foot multifamily housing building at 196 Water Street in New York City, New York, built in 2015. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 46.2 kBtu/ft² and 186 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 46.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 186 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 372,478 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,398 therms |
| Water use | 687 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 43,532 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6674255:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 186 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 196 Water Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 11201
- Coordinates
- 40.70306, -73.98585
Within ~1 km
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How does Lovett - 200 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. Its site EUI of 46.2 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 43,532 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 63 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.
How has Lovett - 200 Water Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Lovett - 200 Water Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 49.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 46.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 186 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does a site EUI of 46.2 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. Lovett - 200 Water Street's 46.2 kBtu/ft² across 43,532 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (589 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 372,478 kWh of electricity, 7,398 therms of natural gas and 687 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Lovett - 200 Water Street to report its energy use?
Lovett - 200 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:6674255:2024). 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 Lovett - 200 Water Street's energy grade?
Lovett - 200 Water Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 46.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lovett - 200 Water Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 46.2 kBtu/ft² (99.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 43,532 sq ft, including 372,478 kWh of electricity and 7,398 therms of natural gas.
What are Lovett - 200 Water Street's carbon emissions?
Lovett - 200 Water Street reported 186 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lovett - 200 Water Street?
Lovett - 200 Water Street is at 196 Water Street, in New York City, New York 11201. Its coordinates are 40.70306, -73.98585 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Lovett - 200 Water Street and when was it built?
Lovett - 200 Water Street has 43,532 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Lovett - 200 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, “Lovett - 200 Water Street, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/lovett-200-water-street-49e406fa (data as of October 2, 2026).