Maxwell: 138 East 28th St
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 140 East 28th Street · 10016
At a glance
Maxwell: 138 East 28th St is a 105,244-square-foot multifamily housing building at 140 East 28th Street in New York City, New York, built in 1931. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 4 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 139.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% 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 | 4 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 139.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 167.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 469,091 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,468 therms |
| Gross floor area | 105,244 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2715828:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 4 | -46 | 139.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,151 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 50 | -50 | 77.8 kBtu/ft² | 662 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 191 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
- 140 East 28th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10016
- Coordinates
- 40.74248, -73.98209
Within ~1 km
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How does Maxwell: 138 East 28th 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. Maxwell: 138 East 28th St's ENERGY STAR score of 4 compares with an average of 63 across the 22,829 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 139.1 kBtu/ft² is about 86% 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 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,244 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 21 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 Maxwell: 138 East 28th St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Maxwell: 138 East 28th St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 4 in 2024 (-96 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 22.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 139.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 521% increase. Reported emissions went from 191 tCO₂e to 1,151 tCO₂e over the same span (up 503%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 4 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 4 means the building performs better than about 4% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 4 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 71 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. Maxwell: 138 East 28th St's 139.1 kBtu/ft² across 105,244 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,290 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 167.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 469,091 kWh of electricity and 1,468 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Maxwell: 138 East 28th St to report its energy use?
Maxwell: 138 East 28th 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:2715828:2024). 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 Maxwell: 138 East 28th St's energy grade?
Maxwell: 138 East 28th St scores 4 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 Maxwell: 138 East 28th St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 139.1 kBtu/ft² (167.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,244 sq ft, including 469,091 kWh of electricity and 1,468 therms of natural gas.
What are Maxwell: 138 East 28th St's carbon emissions?
Maxwell: 138 East 28th St reported 1,151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Maxwell: 138 East 28th St?
Maxwell: 138 East 28th St is at 140 East 28th Street, in New York City, New York 10016. Its coordinates are 40.74248, -73.98209 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Maxwell: 138 East 28th St and when was it built?
Maxwell: 138 East 28th St has 105,244 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Maxwell: 138 East 28th 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, “Maxwell: 138 East 28th St, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/maxwell-138-east-28th-st-39136a2d (data as of October 2, 2026).