Monarch - 260 Bowery
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 260 Bowery · 10012
At a glance
Monarch - 260 Bowery is a 26,957-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 2000. In its 2023 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 22.6 kBtu/ft² and 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 22.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 61 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 151,787 kWh |
| Natural gas | 926 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,957 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:33515348:2023 |
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
- 260 Bowery
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10012
- Coordinates
- 40.72327, -73.99294
Within ~1 km
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How does Monarch - 260 Bowery 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 22.6 kBtu/ft² is about 70% 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 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 26,957 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 48 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.
What does a site EUI of 22.6 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. Monarch - 260 Bowery's 22.6 kBtu/ft² across 26,957 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (179 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 151,787 kWh of electricity and 926 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Monarch - 260 Bowery to report its energy use?
Monarch - 260 Bowery 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 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:33515348:2023). 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 Monarch - 260 Bowery's energy grade?
Monarch - 260 Bowery did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 22.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Monarch - 260 Bowery use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 22.6 kBtu/ft² (57.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,957 sq ft, including 151,787 kWh of electricity and 926 therms of natural gas.
What are Monarch - 260 Bowery's carbon emissions?
Monarch - 260 Bowery reported 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Monarch - 260 Bowery?
Monarch - 260 Bowery is in New York City, New York 10012. Its coordinates are 40.72327, -73.99294 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Monarch - 260 Bowery and when was it built?
Monarch - 260 Bowery has 26,957 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Monarch - 260 Bowery covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Monarch - 260 Bowery, New York City, New York — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/monarch-260-bowery-1f7b1118 (data as of October 2, 2026).