Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 108 E 81 st · 10028
At a glance
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st is a 35,621-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1922. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.0 kBtu/ft² and 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 92.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 156 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 110,264 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,167 therms |
| Water use | 1,733 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 35,621 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:6599513:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 70.0 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 11.5 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 13.4 kBtu/ft² | 39 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
- 108 E 81 st
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10028
- Coordinates
- 40.77669, -73.95894
Within ~1 km
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How does Salon Realty - 108 E 81 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 70.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 35,621 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 30 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 Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 13.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 422% increase. Reported emissions went from 39 tCO₂e to 156 tCO₂e over the same span (up 299%).
What does a site EUI of 70.0 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. Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st's 70.0 kBtu/ft² across 35,621 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (731 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 92.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 110,264 kWh of electricity, 21,167 therms of natural gas and 1,733 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st to report its energy use?
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 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:6599513:2024). 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 Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st's energy grade?
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.0 kBtu/ft² (92.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,621 sq ft, including 110,264 kWh of electricity and 21,167 therms of natural gas.
What are Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st's carbon emissions?
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st reported 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st?
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st is in New York City, New York 10028. Its coordinates are 40.77669, -73.95894 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st and when was it built?
Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st has 35,621 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Salon Realty - 108 E 81 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, “Salon Realty - 108 E 81 st, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/salon-realty-108-e-81-st-cfdd6fc4 (data as of October 2, 2026).